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Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid

After TTEC paused its 401(k) match for 16,000 workers, benefits experts say more employers may follow suit to avoid layoffs.

By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026
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Billionaire Ken Griffin used to dismiss AI as ‘garbage.’ Here’s why he changed his mind—and why he’s ‘depressed’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
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A record number of 18-year-olds are set to graduate into an economy designed against them
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
Outnumbered: At $4 billion ClickUp, a 3:1 agent-to-human ratio is rewiring work itself
Outnumbered: At $4 billion ClickUp, a 3:1 agent-to-human ratio is rewiring work itself
By Sage LazzaroMay 18, 2026
A panel on Gen Z workers sit alongside Fortune's Kristin Stoller at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit.
AI in the workplace is stumbling. Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit will dive in to why
By Kristin StollerMay 18, 2026
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How a mom-and-pop car wash chain went from sticky notes to AI-powered operations that are upleveling every part of the company
By Sage LazzaroMay 18, 2026
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CryptoHarvard sold off its entire $87 million Ethereum stake just one quarter after buying it
By Jack KubinecMay 18, 2026
Not the Allbirds effect: Japan’s top bidet maker Toto has been quietly making chip supplies for decades, and the stock market finally noticed
AINot the Allbirds effect: Japan’s top bidet maker Toto has been quietly making chip supplies for decades, and the stock market finally noticed
By Catherina GioinoMay 18, 2026
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EconomyNew York Fed warns about $69 trillion foreign investment ‘burden’ on U.S. economy
By Tristan BoveMay 18, 2026
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Cybersecurity6.7 million people thought they were ripping apart an AI-generated Monet painting. But it was real
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on May 15, 2026.
EconomyWhile Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense and gold
By Eva RoytburgMay 18, 2026
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AIJury rules against Elon Musk in $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
By Sharon GoldmanMay 18, 2026
Ryanair’s CFO says the airline has plans for an ‘armageddon situation’ as the jet fuel crisis threatens weaker European airlines this winter
EnergyRyanair’s CFO says the airline has plans for an ‘armageddon situation’ as the jet fuel crisis threatens weaker European airlines this winter
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 18, 2026
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InvestingAI is eating the market and Wall Street strategists have bubble brain as they debate: are we in 1997 or 1999?
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
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Future of WorkMeet a 21-year-old community college student who’s going to China as the first American woman welder in the trades Olympics
By Mike Householder and The Associated PressMay 17, 2026
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    CommentarySAP CEO: the AI race is being fought in the wrong place 
    By Christian KleinMay 12, 2026
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CommentaryFreshworks CEO: why agile enterprises are winning the AI race — and what they did differently
By Dennis WoodsideMay 17, 2026
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EconomyThe AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing
By Sasha RogelbergMay 17, 2026
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SuccessGen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce
By Emma BurleighMay 17, 2026
Mary Moreland-Abbott Executive Vice President of Human Resources.
CommentaryGen X is the most indebted generation in America. Their employers can fix that
By Mary MorelandMay 17, 2026
Despite degrees being slammed as ‘useless’ by Gen Z, data shows graduates have had the lowest unemployment rate of anyone for the last 20 years
SuccessDespite degrees being slammed as ‘useless’ by Gen Z, data shows graduates have had the lowest unemployment rate of anyone for the last 20 years
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 17, 2026
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    CommentaryYour employees are going to live to 100. Is your benefits package ready?
    By Kate Winget and Anthea Tjuanakis CoxMay 12, 2026
AI poised to tilt job market leverage toward older workers
AIAI poised to tilt job market leverage toward older workers
By Victor Swezey and BloombergMay 16, 2026
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AIWe talked to 12 tarot card readers who are using AI. They split in 2 camps, with big implications for the technology
By Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Vana Goblot and The ConversationMay 16, 2026
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AIMicrosoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI
By Jake AngeloMay 16, 2026
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Future of Work‘You’re not a hero, you’re a liability’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary warns Gen Z founders to stop glorifying hustle culture
By Jacqueline MunisMay 16, 2026
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EconomyThe prophet of the ‘Wired Belt’ says capitalism is finally eating itself
By Bhaskar ChakravortiMay 16, 2026
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    CommentaryYour company already has an AI strategy. You just didn’t choose it
    By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Tami Rosen and Darko LovricMay 12, 2026
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SuccessGen Z wants AI-proof jobs. The president of a 50-property hotel chain says hospitality is hiding in plain sight
By Preston ForeMay 16, 2026
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Future of WorkAI’s cyborg problem: you have to embrace it to really succeed but 90% of people can’t or don’t want to
By Nick LichtenbergMay 16, 2026
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Future of WorkMeet the 20-year-old CEO who launched a company in high school to solve Gen Z’s entry-level job crisis
By Jake AngeloMay 16, 2026
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Future of WorkLeaders, stop with the Gen Z generalizations 
By Alex CooperMay 16, 2026
America’s productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why
Future of WorkAmerica’s productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 15, 2026
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North AmericaThe new American Dream doesn’t live in a big city. It lives in Celina, Texas
By Nick LichtenbergMay 15, 2026
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SuccessBefore ‘Star Wars’ made him a multimillionaire, Harrison Ford struggled to make ends meet—so he spent 15 years working a trades side-gig
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2026
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CommentaryAI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap
By Michael HansenMay 15, 2026
Nonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink
Future of WorkNonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink
By Sydney LakeMay 14, 2026
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SuccessBlackstone COO Jon Gray predicts ‘huge boom’ in blue-collar jobs—his own data center company is hiring 30,000 new roles
By Preston ForeMay 14, 2026
Burned out and going nowhere: the American worker is too mentally drained to even look for a new job
HealthBurned out and going nowhere: the American worker is too mentally drained to even look for a new job
By Nick LichtenbergMay 14, 2026
Male CEO looking out a window in a large office.
C-SuiteJob-hopping is now the fastest path to becoming a CEO—and company loyalty may actually hold you back
By Tristan BoveMay 14, 2026
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CommentaryI spent 8 years building Google Sheets. Now I think apps are on their way out
By Zach LloydMay 13, 2026
Four ways to create a lasting cost advantage from AI
Partner CommentaryFour ways to create a lasting cost advantage from AI
By Paul GoydanMay 13, 2026
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CommentaryImposter syndrome used to be a lie. AI made it true
By Jeffrey Sanchez-BurksMay 13, 2026
Former basketball player Shaquille O'Neal
SuccessShaq’s father once gave his White Castle burgers to a homeless vet—and it inspired the NBA legend’s business and philanthropy empire
By Emma BurleighMay 13, 2026
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EuropeTeenage soccer sensation Lamine Yamal hobnobs with Olivia Rodrigo, wins championship, waves Palestinian flag
By Nick LichtenbergMay 12, 2026
Accounting’s big ‘wake-up call’: AI is forcing companies to rethink entry-level jobs
Future of WorkAccounting’s big ‘wake-up call’: AI is forcing companies to rethink entry-level jobs
By Demi Lawrence and CFO BrewMay 12, 2026
Girls say AI is a smarter tutor, a funnier comedian, and has better taste than their parents, new Girl Scouts survey finds
AIGirls say AI is a smarter tutor, a funnier comedian, and has better taste than their parents, new Girl Scouts survey finds
By Catherina GioinoMay 12, 2026
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The top foreign holders of U.S. debt may soon dump Treasury bonds and bring their money back home, potentially spiking borrowing costsplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaMay 17, 2026
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By Jake AngeloMay 16, 2026
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The Bezos family just donated $100 million to help achieve one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top campaign promisesplaceholder alt text
By Jake AngeloMay 12, 2026
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