Lula says a U.S.-Brazil trade deal is close after ‘very good’ Trump meeting—and insists Bolsonaro is ‘part of the past’
Trump, who headed to Japan from Malaysia, also said he and Lula “had a great meeting” on Sunday.“We’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route…
How emerging economies are banking on their massive young populations to become innovation hotbeds rivaling Silicon Valley
The way Saudi entrepreneur Mohammed Aldossary sees it, innovators are animated by the same motivations whether they are in Silicon Valley, the Arabian Peninsula, or South Asia: They want to…
Saudi Investment Chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism
Saudi Arabia’s investment minister, H.E. Khalid A. Al-Falih, said the Kingdom has evolved from an emerging player to a key architect of the global economy’s future—and that future depends on collaboration.However,…
Qualcomm CEO warns that ‘everybody’s playing to win’ when it comes to an AI bubble—but it’s still too early to tell who will succeed
Cristiano Amon, the CEO of Qualcomm, said that when it comes to the question of an AI bubble, “everybody’s playing to win,” but it’s still too early to predict exactly…
Barclays’ reentry into Saudi Arabia highlights the kingdom’s strategy to become the new global hub for regional headquarters
Venkatakrishnan told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell that working with trusted partners is important “because you’re making fairly large commitments financially and otherwise, and you need to work with partners whom…
Kendra Scott says she launched her billion-dollar business from her bedroom with just $500 when she was pregnant with her first son
Scott designed her first jewelry collection while pregnant with her first son, hand-wiring each piece with semi-precious stones. For years, she made jewelry as gifts for her friends, but in…
‘Maduro started the war, President Trump is ending the war,’ says Nobel winner in hiding for her life
“The only way to really dismantle them is we need to cut the inflows that come from criminal activities such as drug trafficking, arms smuggling, even human smuggling,” she added. “Finally,…
2025 is a baseline for what sustained cost volatility looks like, S&P Global expert warns CFOs
Good morning. This year will likely be a defining one for how CFOs navigate cost volatility, global economic shifts, and their ripple effects through supply chains—factors that can translate into…
The AI wave: For a maximalist, things couldn’t be better
But the really astonishing thing is that we are building this to upend much of our world. Here’s why I think that’s great.I am a strong proponent of so-called “maximal…
Bitcoin faces a new civil war over how its blockchain should be used
The event had an upbeat vibe—not surprising since everyone there worshipped Bitcoin—but it was also clear there was trouble in paradise. It turns out there is a growing schism over…


