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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
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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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Gen Z workers collaborate in the office.
SuccessPwC U.K. is giving Gen Z grads ‘resilience’ training in their first 6 months on the job, to get better at handling criticisms and office politics
By Emma BurleighDecember 15, 2025
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    EconomyThe ‘forever layoffs’ era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November
    By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgDecember 9, 2025
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AIThe 3 trends that dominated companies’ AI rollouts in 2025
By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025
2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?
AI2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?
By John KellDecember 15, 2025
The big AI New Year’s resolution for businesses in 2026: ROI
AIThe big AI New Year’s resolution for businesses in 2026: ROI
By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025
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CommentaryI lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work
By Charles LamannaDecember 15, 2025
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SuccessBad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 15, 2025
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    CommentaryThe cult of productivity is killing us
    By Jon RosembergDecember 9, 2025
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AIDeloitte’s CTO on a stunning AI transformation stat: Companies are spending 93% on tech and only 7% on people
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 15, 2025
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C-SuiteAtlantic CEO Nick Thompson on how he learned to ‘just keep moving forward’ after his famous firing at 22
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 14, 2025
JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will eliminate jobs—and that soft skills will be more important than ever.
Future of WorkJamie Dimon says soft skills like emotional intelligence and communication are vital as AI eliminates roles
By Nino PaoliDecember 14, 2025
The CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels
AsiaThe CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels
By Angelica AngDecember 12, 2025
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AIThe fastest athletes in the world can botch a baton pass if trust isn’t there—and the same is true of AI, Blackbaud exec says
By Amanda GerutDecember 12, 2025
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    CommentaryThere is a simple fix for America’s job-quality crisis: actually give workers a piece of the business 
    By Pete StavrosDecember 9, 2025
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AICreative workers won’t be replaced by AI—but their roles will change to become ‘directors’ managing AI agents, executives say
By Beatrice NolanDecember 12, 2025
Fei-Fei Li, the "Godmother of AI," says she values AI skills more than college degrees when hiring software engineers for her tech startup.
AI‘Godmother of AI’ says degrees are less important in hiring than how quickly you can ‘superpower yourself’ with new tools
By Nino PaoliDecember 12, 2025
How classic digital transformation lessons apply to AI—and what’s different this time around
AIHow classic digital transformation lessons apply to AI—and what’s different this time around
By Sage LazzaroDecember 12, 2025
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C-SuiteThe AI skills gap is really a ‘critical thinking’ gap: The Fortune 500 fears it can’t find talent with enough sharp thinking
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 12, 2025
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg
SuccessSheryl Sandberg breaks down why it’s a troubling time for women in the workplace right now
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
Five panelists seated; two women and five men.
AIThe race to deploy an AI workforce faces one important trust gap: What happens when an agent goes rogue?
By Amanda GerutDecember 11, 2025
Backflips are easy, stairs are hard: Robots still struggle with simple human movements, experts say
InnovationBackflips are easy, stairs are hard: Robots still struggle with simple human movements, experts say
By Nicholas GordonDecember 11, 2025
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North AmericaRural America is deeply misunderstood: We aren’t depopulating and we’re not the reason 2024 swung to Trump
By Tim Slack, Shannon M. Monnat and The ConversationDecember 11, 2025
Nela Richardson, chief economist at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP), at a Bloomberg Television interview during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Economy‘We have not seen this rosy picture’: ADP’s chief economist warns the real economy is pretty different from Wall Street’s bullish outlook
By Eleanor PringleDecember 11, 2025
Panelists at Fortune Brainstorm AI.
Workplace CultureAI is already taking over managers’ busywork—and it’s forcing companies to reset expectations
By Beatrice NolanDecember 10, 2025
Sheryl Sandberg points with one hand as he sits in front of a light blue background during an interview.
SuccessSheryl Sandberg’s Lean In finds more women leaning out for the first time since the promotion survey began a decade ago: ‘Major moment of backsliding’
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 10, 2025
Young people are ‘growing up fluent in AI’ and that’s helping them stand apart from their older peers, says Gen Z founder Kiara Nirghin
AIYoung people are ‘growing up fluent in AI’ and that’s helping them stand apart from their older peers, says Gen Z founder Kiara Nirghin
By Angelica AngDecember 10, 2025
Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores
SuccessWalmart’s retiring CEO Doug McMillon spent 40 years climbing the ranks—he reveals the one thing he’s most looking forward to is a ‘blank calendar’
By Emma BurleighDecember 10, 2025
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CommentaryInternational students skipped campus this fall — and local economies lost $1 billion because of it
By Bjorn MarkesonDecember 10, 2025
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AIPhysical AI robots will automate ‘large sections’ of factory work in the next decade, Arm CEO says
By Beatrice NolanDecember 9, 2025
‘Customers don’t care about AI’—they just want to boost cash flow and make ends meet, Intuit CEO says
AI‘Customers don’t care about AI’—they just want to boost cash flow and make ends meet, Intuit CEO says
By Jason MaDecember 9, 2025
A man and robot sitting opposite each other.
NewslettersThe problem with ‘human in the loop’ AI? Often, it’s the humans
By Jeremy KahnDecember 9, 2025
‘But is that real work? It’s not’ Business leaders still don’t trust AI agents, Harvard survey shows
AI‘But is that real work? It’s not’ Business leaders still don’t trust AI agents, Harvard survey shows
By Patrick Kulp and Tech BrewDecember 9, 2025
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SuccessWith millions of Gen Zers unemployed globally, the U.K. is investing $965 million to get young people working in AI, hospitality, and engineering
By Emma BurleighDecember 9, 2025
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