BUSINESS NEWS
- America finally crushed smoking—then defunded the playbook
by Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press on May 29, 2026 at 11:05 pmJust 9% of adults smoke, a historic low. But the campaigns that helped over 1 million quit are gone, and no one knows what happens next.
- Asana was battered by the AI boom. Now it’s betting its future on humans and agents working together.
by Beatrice Nolan on May 29, 2026 at 7:07 pmNine months in, CEO Dan Rogers is betting a $75 million acquisition of AI agent builder Stack AI can reposition the company for the AI era.
- Russia warns war costs are ravaging its finances while Ukrainian ‘drone overmatch’ sends Putin’s forces reeling in new phase of combat
by Jason Ma on May 29, 2026 at 5:52 pmEconomic growth is also stagnating, with GDP expected to tick up just 0.4% this year, down from a previous view for 1.3%.
- Trump floated the idea of a 15% government stake in a massive railroad merger
by Jordan Blum, Alyson Shontell on May 29, 2026 at 5:43 pmTrump did not name any specific companies, but Union Pacific's pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern is the only known railroad deal currently in progress.
- Exclusive: Microsoft is building a super app that combines coding, chat, and other Copilot AI tools
by Sebastian Herrera on May 29, 2026 at 5:14 pmThe project is being spearheaded by new Copilot chief Jacob Andreou, as Microsoft seeks to streamline its lineup of AI tools amid competition from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
- The AI arms race in cybersecurity has started. Most companies aren’t ready
by Philip Martin on May 29, 2026 at 4:00 pmCoinbase's head of security offers tips for companies to secure themselves against a new breed of AI threats.
- ‘Boy, what a team,’ says Trump as Queens native scores an invite to see the New York Knicks in the NBA finals
by The Associated Press on May 29, 2026 at 12:47 pmHe said he didn't know if he would be able to attend his son's wedding but he was very excited to get the courtside seats.
- Ferrari’s $640,000 electric car is getting roasted online—and its former chairman says it risks ‘destruction of a myth’
by Phil Wahba on May 29, 2026 at 7:00 amThe Italian carmaker's hyper-fans are not impressed.
- Federal vs. private student loans: How to choose (and why it matters)
by Joseph Hostetler on May 28, 2026 at 7:38 pmThe way you choose to fund your education can either help you toward your goal or hamper it. Here’s how to choose between federal student loans and private student loans by asking yourself some simple questions.
- The unlikely origin of a $2.5 billion hospitality unicorn: a bored teenager working the night shift at his family business
by Catherina Gioino on May 27, 2026 at 3:37 pm"I always remember being 14 years old on my summer holidays, thinking that this was so unfair," Mews founder Richard Valtr told Fortune.