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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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Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit 2026 livestream
By Fortune EditorsMay 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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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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A record number of 18-year-olds are set to graduate into an economy designed against them
By Nick LichtenbergMay 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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CommentaryMusk vs. Altman: AI safety cannot be one man’s job
By Stavros GadinisMay 18, 2026
Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
AIPope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
By Catherina GioinoMay 18, 2026
John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra Energy, speaks during BlackRock's 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyNextEra’s $67 billion Dominion takeover creates the world’s largest utility—just in time to win the AI data-center power surge
By Jordan BlumMay 18, 2026
Harvard University banners hang in front of a building
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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CommentaryGoogle Cloud exec on software’s great reset and the end of certainty: we’re shifting from predictability to probability
By Yasmeen AhmadJanuary 21, 2026
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    EconomyU.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least
    By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 13, 2026
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NewslettersAt Davos, AI hype gives way to focus on ROI
By Jeremy KahnJanuary 20, 2026
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SuccessTruck driving is among the best jobs to have right now, Indeed says—it pays $160,000, with no degree required
By Emma BurleighJanuary 20, 2026
Forget the four-day workweek: Despite what Bill Gates and Elon Musk predict, the CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says it’s not happening
SuccessForget the four-day workweek: Despite what Bill Gates and Elon Musk predict, the CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says it’s not happening
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 20, 2026
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C-SuitePwC’s global chairman says most leaders have forgotten ‘the basics’ as new research shows 56% are still getting ‘nothing’ out of AI adoption
By Diane Brady and Nick LichtenbergJanuary 19, 2026
Elon Musk, wearing a suit, looks to the side and frowns.
AIElon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 19, 2026
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    NewslettersAs ‘agentic commerce’ gains ground, companies shouldn’t put too much faith in ‘GEO,’ one industry insider warns
    By Jeremy KahnJanuary 13, 2026
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CommentaryI lead IBM Consulting, here’s how AI-first companies must redesign work for growth
By Mohamad AliJanuary 19, 2026
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CommentaryLearning and work are converging in an integrated new life template for the AI era 
By Ravi Kumar SJanuary 19, 2026
USAA CEO Juan C. Andrade
SuccessHalf of veterans leave their first post-military jobs in less than a year, and spouses face sky-high unemployment—this CEO has a $500 million fix
By Emma BurleighJanuary 19, 2026
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Future of WorkMeet a 28-year-old Canadian woman who turned her pen-pal side hustle into a subscription side hustle with over 1,000 members
By Cheyanne Mumphrey and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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EconomyThis Harvard professor spent 8 years traveling the world researching the secret history of capitalism and how ‘marginal’ and ‘weak’ it used to be
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 18, 2026
  • ‘Humans could go the way of horses’: Goldman calculated how bad the AI ‘job apocalypse’ will be—and its analysts were pleasantly surprised
    AI‘Humans could go the way of horses’: Goldman calculated how bad the AI ‘job apocalypse’ will be—and its analysts were pleasantly surprised
    By Jim EdwardsJanuary 13, 2026
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CommentaryWhat hiring someone who served 20 years in prison taught us about loyalty at work
By Brian Koehn and Adam ClaussenJanuary 18, 2026
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AIFord CEO warns there’s a dearth of blue-collar workers able to construct AI data centers and operate factories: ‘Nothing to backfill the ambition’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 18, 2026
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CommentaryFortune 500 exec: College grads aren’t ready for today’s jobs
By Mary MorelandJanuary 17, 2026
The CEO of Informatica, Amit Walia
SuccessLike DoorDash and Google’s CEOs, $7.6 billion Informatica boss is a McKinsey alum—he says being ‘pushed around’ by smart consultants helped him grow
By Emma BurleighJanuary 17, 2026
Logan Paul
SuccessLogan Paul tells Gen Z they can turn any passion into a career—he’s turned Pokémon, YouTube, and wrestling into an empire worth millions
By Preston ForeJanuary 17, 2026
This CEO says wealthy families pay him $750k to get their kids into Ivy League schools, starting in 5th grade. They’re looking at ‘a centuries-long time horizon’
SuccessThis CEO says wealthy families pay him $750k to get their kids into Ivy League schools, starting in 5th grade. They’re looking at ‘a centuries-long time horizon’
By Jake AngeloJanuary 16, 2026
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AIIn the AI economy, the ‘weirdness premium’ will set you apart. Lean into it, says expert on tech change economics
By Jake Angelo and Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
From left: Hari Bala of Solventum, Bill Briggs of Deloitte; Susan Doniz of Disney, Lauri Palmieri of Salesforce, and Allie Garfinkle of Fortune at the annual Brainstorm Tech dinner during CES in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2026. (Photo: Jacob Kepler/Fortune)
AIProtect your agentic AI before you wreck your agentic AI
By Andrew NuscaJanuary 16, 2026
The JPMorgan Chase and Co. global headquarters building, center, at 270 Park Avenue in New York, US, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Real Estate‘They’re going to have to think and act a lot more like hotels’: The new rules of office space now that the ‘genie is out of the bottle on hybrid’
By Jake AngeloJanuary 15, 2026
Worried about AI taking your job? New Anthropic research shows it’s not that simple
NewslettersWorried about AI taking your job? New Anthropic research shows it’s not that simple
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 15, 2026
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EconomyDesperate job seekers are abandoning the idea of a ‘dream job’—but an economist warns bosses about what could happen next 
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 15, 2026
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CommentaryAI will infiltrate the industrial workforce in 2026—let’s apply it to training the next generation, not replacing them
By Kriti SharmaJanuary 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) walks with Executive chair of Ford Motor Company Bill Ford Jr. (L), and CEO of Ford Motor Company Jim Farley as they tour the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Future of WorkTrump hails ‘booming investment’ in Detroit while auto manufacturing jobs have fallen every month since Liberation Day
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 14, 2026
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BankingCitigroup CEO Jane Fraser warns of job cuts and says it’s time to raise the bar in a fiery memo to staff: ‘We are not graded on effort’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 14, 2026
McKinsey challenges graduates to master AI tools as it shifts hiring hunt toward liberal arts majors
AIMcKinsey challenges graduates to master AI tools as it shifts hiring hunt toward liberal arts majors
By Jake AngeloJanuary 14, 2026
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CommentaryForget the K-Shape: We have a barbell economy—and the middle class is buckling under the weight
By Katica RoyJanuary 14, 2026
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SuccessThe job market is broken, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is ‘fairly confident’ that AI will increase productivity and therefore, hiring—but there’s a catch
By Preston ForeJanuary 14, 2026
Why a college degree is still worthwhile—and the 3 things it can teach you that AI can’t do
Future of WorkWhy a college degree is still worthwhile—and the 3 things it can teach you that AI can’t do
By Jake AngeloJanuary 14, 2026
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Future of WorkCarhartt CEO says they always focused on blue-collar workers—but hipsters came anyway: ‘We welcome anyone … that wants to celebrate hard work’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 13, 2026
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