BUSINESS NEWS
- Gen Z can’t afford a house. Some parents are choosing to fund their down payments over their college funds
by Jake Angelo on March 20, 2026 at 7:02 pmNearly three-quarters of parents are considering helping their kids buy a home amid the most dire market for first-time homebuyers.
- The president of Colombia has just been labeled a “priority target” for his alleged drug ties by the DEA
by The Associated Press, Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer on March 20, 2026 at 6:50 pmThe DEA usually reserves the "priority target" label for those who have a "significant impact" on the drug trade.
- The Middle East is one of the world’s fastest growing luxury markets—and the war in Iran may cut its sales in half, analysts say
by Sasha Rogelberg on March 20, 2026 at 5:21 pmLuxury brands such as Dior and Gucci each get 20% of their sales from the region, which grew about 6% in 2025.
- Chuck Norris never lost a fight, including the one against CBS for $30 million over Walker, Texas Ranger
by Catherina Gioino on March 20, 2026 at 4:52 pmThe action legend, who died at 86, built a $70 million fortune from $10,000-a-film beginnings, fought CBS in court over Walker, Texas Ranger profits, and won.
- The U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here’s the constitutional fix that Congress won’t touch
by Steve H. Hanke, David M. Walker on March 20, 2026 at 4:48 pmIt is time for a fiscal responsibility amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Job seekers aren’t imagining things: the number of candidates ghosted by employers just reached a three-year high thanks to AI
by Emma Burleigh on March 20, 2026 at 4:40 pmMore than half of job-seekers have experienced ghosting within the past year, reaching a three-year peak—and experts say it’s because hiring “hasn’t caught up” to an AI-driven world of applying.
- Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate. He’s an Olympian-turned-VC exec who now invests in your favorite celebrity businesses
by Jacqueline Munis on March 20, 2026 at 7:25 amBuilding off his experience as an athlete, talent manager, and brand builder, Samyr Lainé has backed brands founded by Issa Rae, Kaley Cuoco, and Emma Watson.
- Jack Schlossberg says his grandfather JFK would be ‘alarmed’ by how far America has fallen on the world stage
by Rachel Ventresca on March 20, 2026 at 7:05 am“I think he would be shocked at how far we have fallen in terms of setting the standard for the rest of the world to follow on human rights, democracy, and freedom,” the 33-year-old congressional candidate told Fortune.
- Supermicro’s cofounder was just arrested for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion in GPUs to China
by Amanda Gerut on March 20, 2026 at 3:32 amThe arrest of board member Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw—who previously resigned following an accounting scandal in 2018—led an after-hours trading drop of 12% in the Nvidia-linked server manufacturer's stock.
- Less than 10 out of 256 billionaires have kept their promise to give away their fortune—and a philanthropy CEO says Elon Musk is right about why: ‘It’s hard’
by Orianna Rosa Royle on March 18, 2026 at 7:05 amExclusive: The CEO who gives away billions for a living says Elon Musk is right: philanthropy is very hard—but stop waiting on billionaires to do it.