Jason Ma is the weekend editor at Fortune, where he covers markets, the economy, finance and housing. Before joining Fortune, he was an editor at Business Insider, Investor’s Business Daily, and Dow Jones Newswires. He also took time off from journalism to serve in the Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.
EnergyForget the U.S. Navy. The best protection for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz may be claiming to be a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Muslim’ vessel
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
AITop Pentagon official recalls the ‘whoa moment’ when defense leaders realized how indispensable Anthropic is and saw the risk of losing access
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
BankingPeter Thiel warned AI is coming for ‘math people before word people.’ Banks have already said smaller headcounts are possible
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
EconomyA Minneapolis Fed report details how much Trump’s immigration crackdown hurt businesses and workers: ‘There are not any people to hire’
By Jason MaMarch 6, 2026
EnergyThe Strait of Hormuz is a critical choke point for global energy markets, but there are ways to get around it
By Jason MaMarch 2, 2026
Middle EastIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard controls a sprawling business empire that dominates the economy
By Jason MaMarch 2, 2026
EnergyDow futures fall 350 points on U.S.-Iran conflict, but oil prices pare gains as Trump hints at sanctions relief for new leadership
By Jason Ma and Amanda GerutMarch 1, 2026
Middle EastU.S. military gives Iran a taste of its own medicine with cheap copycat Shahed drones, while concern shifts to munitions supply in extended conflict
By Jason MaMarch 1, 2026
Middle EastAs Iran attacks Dubai, the tax-free haven for the global elite could see ‘catastrophic’ fallout — ‘this can also send shockwaves globally’
By Jason MaMarch 1, 2026
EnergyOil prices soar 10% as tanker traffic halts near the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran attacks while IRGC warns against passage. ‘Our ships will stay put’
By Jason MaMarch 1, 2026
Middle EastTrump says U.S. will bomb Iran uninterrupted ‘as long as necessary’ to achieve peace in Mideast and the world after confirming Khamenei’s death
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsPentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
AIAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei says ‘we are patriotic Americans’ committed to defending the U.S. but won’t budge on ‘red lines’
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
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