BUSINESS NEWS
- The White House snubs Elon Musk’s offer to cover TSA salaries as airport miseries hit record levels
by Eva Roytburg on March 25, 2026 at 9:03 pm“We greatly appreciate Elon’s generous offer,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson wrote to Fortune. But no.
- Two private school boys get probation for using AI to create 350 fake nudes of their classmates
by Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press on March 25, 2026 at 8:49 pmThe boys were 14 at the time. They admitted that they made about 350 images, showing at least 59 girls under 18, along with other victims who so far have not been identified.
- It’s time for slavery reparations, ‘the gravest crime against humanity,’ UN General Assembly says
by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 25, 2026 at 8:45 pmThe vote in the 193-member world body was 123-3, with 52 abstentions.
- Enter Melania Trump, escorted by humanoid robot: ‘I’m Figure 03, a humanoid built for the United States of America’
by Darlene Superville, The Associated Press on March 25, 2026 at 8:41 pmThe first lady paused just before entering the East Room while the robot walked around the table and took up a position in the center of the room.
- ‘We do not plan on any negotiations’: Iran laughs at White House’s claims of cease-fire talks
by Jon Gambrell, Mike Corder, Munir Ahmed, Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on March 25, 2026 at 8:34 pmKaroline Leavitt warned that if talks with Iran don't pan out President Donald Trump “will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before.”
- Trump wrote the tariff playbook. Now Iran is using it on the world’s most important oil route
by Eva Roytburg on March 25, 2026 at 5:57 pmOil markets are whipsawing Wednesday amid dueling shaky peace proposals
- Rishi Sunak is giving advice to CEOs on AI. Here are his golden rules
by Kamal Ahmed on March 25, 2026 at 4:12 pmAt Goldman Sachs’ conference, CEOs discuss how to leverage AI for growth while maintaining unique human leadership to avoid a sea of sameness.
- JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says remote work breeds ‘rope-a-dope politics’ and stunts young workers’ growth
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on March 25, 2026 at 3:08 pmJamie Dimon said younger workers are not fully engaged if they work remotely, adding they won’t be as well-developed because remote work doesn’t foster learning on the job.
- Workers around the world are scared. A massive new survey shows just how much
by Nick Lichtenberg on March 25, 2026 at 12:15 pm“AI is not like the weather,” ADP chief economist Nela Richardson says. “It is not just going to descend upon us.” In other words, it’s here.
- Iran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel in Hormuz
by Nick Lichtenberg on March 24, 2026 at 9:02 pmWith the national debt at $39 trillion and dollar dominance already at a 30-year low, the petrodollar system is more visible—and threatened—than ever.