Quran used to swear in New York City’s mayor for the first time in history as Zohran Mamdani takes office
Most of Mamdani’s predecessors were sworn in on a Bible, although the oath to uphold the federal, state and city constitutions does not require the use of any religious text.Two…
It’s New Year’s Day 2026. What’s open and closed?
Happy New Year, from all your friends at Fortune. As you know, New Year’s Day has fallen on a Thursday for 2026, which means banks, government offices, and postal services…
CEOs say they are unplugging from the top job by cancelling all meetings and playing with Legos over the holidays
When the holidays roll around, many professionals find themselves in work limbo, unsure of when they can really unplug from the job. For CEOs, the last stretch of 2025 is…
Mark Cuban says he doesn’t do calls and prefers email because ‘if we do it by phone, I’m going to forget half the stuff that we talked about’
But Cuban’s logic for his proclivity toward email over the phone is very different from younger generations. He said conversing over email gives him more time to craft a thoughtful…
Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped—while Americans face rising energy bills
Electricity supply is increasingly outpacing demand in Europe as renewable energy capacity grows, making negative prices a more frequent occurrence.With solar panels and wind turbines installed in more places—while energy…
Feds are hunting teenage hacking groups like ‘Scattered Spider’ who have targeted $1 trillion worth of the Fortune 500 since 2022
The job posts don’t immediately raise alarms, even though they’re clearly not for tutoring or babysitting. “Female candidates are a PRIORITY, even if you aren’t from US, if you do not…
‘You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out’: Pearls of Warren Buffett wisdom on his last day in charge
Here’s a collection of some of Buffett’s most famous quotes from over the years:___“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.”That’s how Buffett summed up his…
China buys two-thirds of pledged U.S. soybeans as 2025 closes
China has bought at least 8 million tons of US soybeans this year, according to people familiar with the matter, putting the world’s top importer on track to meet a…
Copper records biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets
Copper had its best year since 2009, fueled by near-term supply tightness and bets that demand for the metal key in electrification will outpace production. “The expectation for future US import…
Xi touts China’s AI, chip wins in triumphant New Year’s speech
President Xi Jinping highlighted China’s achievements in artificial intelligence and the chip industry in a triumphant New Year’s Eve speech as he called for more confidence in the country’s development…
