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Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms | Fortune

President Donald Trump teased that he has a preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but is in no hurry to make an announcement — while also musing that he might fire the central bank’s...

Trump warns U.S. will ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran’s nuclear capabilities if it’s rebuilding them amid Israeli concerns about long-range missiles | Fortune

President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks.The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran’s nuclear capabilities were “completely and fully obliterated” by U.S....

Silicon Valley summit offers rare insight into humanoid robots—and China is the clear winner | Fortune

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that...

Zohran Mamdani’s moment of truth: These factors will make or break the NYC mayor-elect’s ambitious agenda | Fortune

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor. Can he do it?Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, already faces intense scrutiny, even before taking office in one of the country’s most scrutinized political jobs. Republicans...

Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026

The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place: Inflation is down from its peak in mid-2022, growth has held up better than many expected, and yet American households say that things still feel...

The weakest labor market since 2011 has BofA asking, ‘Dude, where’s my job?’ | Fortune

The weakest job market since 2011 is increasingly being framed not as a glitch, but as the new normal—one where growth roars and jobs barely move, leaving a generation asking, “Dude, where’s my job?”Bank of America Research’s “Situation...

Robinhood’s CFO transition played out over 7 years and included a powerful mentorship story | Fortune

Robinhood is known for propogating memestock mania, making its founders billionaires, and changing how Americans invest. But a model of corporate governance and succession planning? Well, add it to the list. The company’s carefully planned CFO transition that underscores...

No one’s happier about calls for a ‘backseat Fed’ than Fed insiders who were targeted by the White House this year | Fortune

With Trump 2.0, markets and the media knew they would get their fair share of double-takes. For me, the image that springs to mind the most was the moment in July when the President of the United States showed...

Silver pulls back after topping $80 in historic year-end rally | Fortune

Silver retreated sharply after smashing through $80 an ounce for the first time, with traders taking profits from a record-breaking rally powered by a structural imbalance in supply and demand.The white metal fell as much as 5% on Monday,...

Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol then animal activist, dies at 91 | Fortune

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress who set the standard for a generation of female sex symbols in the 1960s and devoted her later life to animal rights, has died. She was 91.Her death was announced Sunday in a statement by her...
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At least 6 reported killed during Iran protests over struggling economy

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces,...
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