BUSINESS NEWS
- Recap: An AI super PAC, tech earnings, and Taylor Swift
by Allie Garfinkle on August 29, 2025 at 10:12 amThis week, tech earnings came in, Silicon Valley is thinking about midterms, and more.
- What makes people say ‘no’ to a $100 million job offer? The AI talent war reveals lessons for hanging on to top performers
by Lila MacLellan on August 29, 2025 at 9:30 amVibrant corporate cultures, meaningful missions, and strong teams help companies keep their best employees from defecting. (But better pay helps, too.)
- Trump’s EV tax credit cuts are fueling a U.S. battery surplus that could lead to factory cancellations, ‘a poison pill for U.S. manufacturing hopes’
by Sasha Rogelberg on August 29, 2025 at 9:13 am“If you believe—as many people do—that batteries are a key technology as the world moves towards more electrification, that's not a good scenario,” one expert said.
- $16 billion Twilio CEO has been waking up and working from 4:30 a.m. since college—he says it’s why he was CFO of a multi-billion-dollar brand by 31
by Orianna Rosa Royle on August 29, 2025 at 9:05 amEXCLUSIVE: Running a $16 billion company looks like 4:30 a.m. starts, working on Sundays and running laps around the house to blow off steam—and Twilio’s CEO says all his peers have similarly strict routines.
- There’s an upside to Trump tariff disruptions that could boost the bottom line for American businesses, global supply chain expert says
by Sydney Lake on August 29, 2025 at 9:04 amKerim Kfuri outlines five ways businesses can tackle tariffs.
- Don’t envy Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—he’s hamstrung by Washington and Beijing
by Geoff Colvin on August 29, 2025 at 9:03 amAlso: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- As CEOs predict AI will rival humans in 5 years, Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead
by Preston Fore on August 29, 2025 at 9:03 amThe billionaire warns Gen Z doomscrolling on TikTok is setting them up for failure; instead, he suggests picking up the writings of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle.
- China warns against ‘disorderly competition’ in booming AI race
by Bloomberg on August 29, 2025 at 8:11 amThe country’s top economic planner said the government will encourage provinces to develop AI in a coordinated and complementary way.
- Current mortgage rates report for Aug. 29, 2025: Rates flicker slightly up after dip
by Glen Luke Flanagan on August 29, 2025 at 7:01 amCompare average mortgage rates on different types of home loans so you can pick the best mortgage for your needs as you house shop.
- The S&P 500 officially notches a new record over 6,500—but investors shouldn’t get too giddy
by Shawn Tully on August 28, 2025 at 9:33 pmHistory has shown that when stock valuations rise this far into the stratosphere, they eventually come back to earth.