The first American Pope found a way to indirectly celebrate Thanksgiving: by making his first foreign visit a trip to Turkey
Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara’s Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor. Strolling along a turquoise carpet, he shook hands with Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet…
How Macy’s, a department store chain founded when Abraham Lincoln was alive, created America’s biggest parade of the year
For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving morning begins the same way: in front of a television, watching giant character balloons float down Manhattan’s streets while professional dancers, elaborate floats, and celebrity…
Paschi CEO probed for alleged market manipulation in M&A
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA said Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio has been notified he is under investigation for alleged market manipulation and obstructing regulators in the bank’s…
Here’s what’s open and closed on Thanksgiving 2025
Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest…
AI agents are an ‘existential threat’ to secure messaging, Signal’s president Whittaker says
As the majority of tech companies lean into AI features and AI agents, Signal’s president, Meredith Whittaker, is pushing back. The Signal boss told Fortune that the rise of AI agents…
Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami—’and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them’
The Republican president, in a social media post, said South Africa had refused to hand over its G20 hosting responsibilities to a senior representative of the U.S. Embassy when the…
Why Congress’ refusal to act since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year
However, trucking operates on 4 million miles of public highways, and here’s where the economics become problematic.In effect, taxpayers are subsidizing the trucking industry which imposes enormous costs on society,…
Navigating the Great Wealth Transfer: building confidence across generations
Yet with so much information—and so many competing voices—many inheritors won’t know where to begin. Financial jargon, complex strategies, and a lack of trusted relationships often leave individuals feeling overwhelmed.…
K-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check
The Fed’s latest report describes a widening gap between America’s social classes, with “early signs of strain on middle-income consumers.” On the lower end, households are cutting back on dining out,…
The year of the Labubu revealed the ‘new consumption’ trend among China’s Gen Z—and now it’s spreading overseas
At the Fortune Global Forum in late October, the CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the operator of the Chinese city’s stock exchange, shared an investor obsession.“What is also…
