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Most Jewish Americans under 45 get the ick from Israel, polling shows

Only 4 in 10 religious Jewish adults under 45 call supporting Israel central to their identity, down sharply from older generations.

By Giovanna Dell'Orto and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.

Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 31, 2026

Elevance Health’s CEO started her career as a pro basketball player. Now she’s the highest‑ranking woman on the Global 500, leading a $199B giant

Elevance Health’s CEO started her career as a pro basketball player. Now she’s the highest‑ranking woman on the Global 500, leading a $199B giant

By Sarah GlodekJuly 31, 2026

Meta earnings reveal cash flow drops 91% — while Zuckerberg writes op-eds about superintelligence

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026

The only thing more surprising than Cracker Barrel CEO’s exit may be its pick to replace her

The only thing more surprising than Cracker Barrel CEO’s exit may be its pick to replace her

By Phil WahbaJuly 30, 2026

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Howard University reinstates hundreds of students after mass unenrollment

By Corey Williams and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment

The Black Panther’s tragic coda: Chadwick Boseman’s brothers want his widow removed from his estate — and held in contempt

By Reid Kress Weisbord, Naomi Cahn and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment

Mark Cuban’s Las Vegas A’s investment is his ‘Sports 2.0’ Dallas Mavericks playbook all over again — with one key change

By Joshua HongJuly 31, 2026

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The World Cup’s VAR fights are a preview of every company’s AI rollout problem

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion

After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion

By Jason MaJuly 31, 2026

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The post-pandemic classroom is quietly ditching the laptop-for-every-kid model

By Janice Mak and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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16 Nobel laureates just warned AI could displace workers. Bernie thinks a sovereign wealth fund may be the answer

By Patrick J. Schena and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

What every founder can learn from Reformation’s $211 million IPO

What every founder can learn from Reformation’s $211 million IPO

By Emma HinchliffeJuly 31, 2026

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Emma Grede, who helped found the $5 billion Skims empire, rejects ‘celebrity CEO’ label: ‘I’m a CEO who’s done so well you know my name’

Emma Grede, who helped found the $5 billion Skims empire, rejects ‘celebrity CEO’ label: ‘I’m a CEO who’s done so well you know my name’

By Cheyann HarrisApril 29, 2026

Workplace Culture
Exclusive: Billionaire Michele Kang launches $25 million U.S. Soccer institute that promises to transform the future of women’s sports
By Emma HinchliffeDecember 2, 2025

She left Citigroup after 18 years as one of its top women. Why Ida Liu chose HSBC as her next move

She left Citigroup after 18 years as one of its top women. Why Ida Liu chose HSBC as her next move

By Nicholas GordonApril 27, 2026

Trek spent over $300,000 closing women’s cycling’s prize-money gap. Its CEO says the point is to make the checks obsolete

Trek spent over $300,000 closing women’s cycling’s prize-money gap. Its CEO says the point is to make the checks obsolete

By Catherina GioinoApril 26, 2026

Meet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off

Meet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 26, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week

By Fortune EditorsApril 24, 2026

Esther, Janet, Susan, and Anne Wojcicki stand in formal dresses and pose.

‘Godmother of Silicon Valley’ Esther Wojcicki, mother of the YouTube and 23andMe CEOs, shares her secret to raising future leaders

By Jacqueline MunisApril 23, 2026

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Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman says she has the best job ever: ‘My job is to help make people feel really good about themselves’
By Fortune EditorsNovember 5, 2025

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Arts & Entertainment

‘It’s a film that is good for the city’: Milan welcomes ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

By Colleen Barry and The Associated PressApril 23, 2026

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry is stepping down: Why the comeback she executed fizzled out

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry is stepping down: Why the comeback she executed fizzled out

By Phil WahbaApril 22, 2026

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Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden’s capture $100 million—but she says you don’t need wealth to give back

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 21, 2026

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Billionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting

By Jacqueline MunisApril 20, 2026

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Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, April 11-17, 2026

By Fortune EditorsApril 17, 2026

Conferences
Executives at DoorDash, Airbnb, Sephora and ServiceNow agree: leaders need to be agile—and be a ‘swan’ on the pond
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2025

She learned accounting before she was a teenager. Now she’s bringing Wall Street to the blockchain

She learned accounting before she was a teenager. Now she’s bringing Wall Street to the blockchain

By Sheryl EstradaApril 17, 2026

Emma Grede—the self-made millionaire behind the $5 billion Skims empire—says it all began with an audacious cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is, I made it happen’

Emma Grede—the self-made millionaire behind the $5 billion Skims empire—says it all began with an audacious cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is, I made it happen’

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 16, 2026

What Lena Dunham’s memoir tells us about TV’s double standard

What Lena Dunham’s memoir tells us about TV’s double standard

By Ellie AustinApril 16, 2026

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Azzi Fudd: how I learned to use NIL for transformation, not just transactions

By Azzi FuddApril 15, 2026

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she’s just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America

By Emma BurleighApril 13, 2026

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This TikTok sensation sold her startup for $2 billion. Now Pepsi is letting ‘Poppi be Poppi’

By Eva RoytburgApril 12, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment

Japan’s Prime Minister welcomes Deep Purple, capping 50-year love affair with heavy metal: ‘You’re my god’

By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressApril 10, 2026

Eva Longoria secretly worked as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for three years—because she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’

Eva Longoria secretly worked as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for three years—because she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 10, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, March 28–April 3, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, March 28–April 3, 2026

By Fortune EditorsApril 3, 2026

The short, uneasy tenure of Pam Bondi

The short, uneasy tenure of Pam Bondi

By Emma HinchliffeApril 3, 2026

Olympic champion Eileen Gu’s advice for women seeking her heights of career success: Don’t be a small fish in a big pond, ‘Create your own pond’

Olympic champion Eileen Gu’s advice for women seeking her heights of career success: Don’t be a small fish in a big pond, ‘Create your own pond’

By Emma HinchliffeMarch 31, 2026

Can Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In take on tradwives and the manosphere?

Can Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In take on tradwives and the manosphere?

By Emma HinchliffeMarch 27, 2026

Influencer Alix Earle turned her worst insecurity into her first brand. This is her plan to monetize her 14 million followers and make it last

By Emma HinchliffeMarch 26, 2026

The youngest-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company is fighting Trump’s cuts to keep Medicaid strong

The youngest-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company is fighting Trump’s cuts to keep Medicaid strong

By Diane BradyMarch 24, 2026

Three Asias, three different playbooks: How PepsiCo’s Anne Tse views the world’s fastest-growing snack market

Three Asias, three different playbooks: How PepsiCo’s Anne Tse views the world’s fastest-growing snack market

By Nicholas GordonMarch 20, 2026

Inside one CEO’s battle to get a tariff refund: ‘We did take a beat to consider the best path’

Inside one CEO’s battle to get a tariff refund: ‘We did take a beat to consider the best path’

By Claire ZillmanMarch 18, 2026

Hinge is growing while online dating competitors are struggling. Its new CEO explains why

Hinge is growing while online dating competitors are struggling. Its new CEO explains why

By Ellie AustinMarch 17, 2026

The most powerful moments for women at the 2026 Oscars

The most powerful moments for women at the 2026 Oscars

By Ellie AustinMarch 16, 2026

How Victoria’s Secret got its sexy back

How Victoria’s Secret got its sexy back

By Emma HinchliffeFebruary 4, 2026

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The rise of 'conspicuous waiting': The 19th-century economic theory that explains why Gen Z posts their place in line

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By Tatiana SatauaJuly 31, 2026

He worked 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt boat company. At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead

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By Preston ForeJuly 29, 2026

Tim Cook signed off on his final Apple earnings call with a warning about a ‘100-year flood’ in memory chip pricing

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By Alexei OreskovicJuly 30, 2026