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Bill Ackman has never been one to temper his ambitions, but by filing to take Pershing Square public, he may have taken the first step toward reaching his biggest goal yet—to create his own “modern-day” Berkshire Hathaway by following in...

Oracle called the third quarter of fiscal 2026 its best in 15 years with revenue up 22% to $17.2 billion and cloud infrastructure up 84% to $4.9 billion. The market rejoiced, sending the stock up nearly 10% in after-hours...

Sports fans have long loved to bet on their favorite teams, but online sports betting has turned the casual wager into a click. Legal sports betting generated $10 billion during the first three quarters of 2025, but increasingly, prediction...

The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2025 committed US$22.4 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 35% above an inflation-adjusted $16.6 billion in 2024, according to the...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Labour government has set out plans for a scaled-back digital ID scheme that excludes children and personal data such as...

The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2025 committed US$22.4 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 35% above an inflation-adjusted $16.6 billion in...

Large companies can rely on in-house finance chiefs for strategic guidance. Many small business owners, by contrast, must make CFO-level decisions on their own. Mastercard is betting a new “Virtual C-suite” can help fill that gap.The new agentic AI...

In recent weeks, Accenture made headlines for linking senior managers’ promotion prospects to their use of internal AI tools. In a market defined by automation and efficiency, employees are expected to integrate AI into their daily workflows. Usage can...

The 2020 murder of George Floyd ignited a racial justice movement that extended from grassroots activism to corporate boardrooms. Companies launched initiatives to ensure their workforces were more inclusive of underrepresented communities in a modern revamp of diversity, equity,...

The U.S. has never been more financially exposed heading into a potential economic crisis. With the national debt now equal to 100% of the country’s entire economic output—a level not seen since World War II—a prominent nonpartisan think tank...