Current price of oil as of October 19, 2026
As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil sold for $110.10 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s 27 cents lower than yesterday morning…
The AI productivity boom has bosses asking what’s in it for employees
Good morning! Fortune reporter Emma Burleigh here, filling in for Kristin. AI is helping employees get more done in less time. As companies race to capitalize on those efficiency gains,…
Markets: As bond yields cool off, stock buyers step in where angels fear to tread
Stocks struggled globally today as the price of oil rose to $108 per barrel. Asia was mixed, while markets declined in Europe. U.S. futures were up this morning following a…
Le risque: How the rioting in France might trigger a ‘blow up’ in the bond market
Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today: How the 33-hour failed boardroom coup against WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg went down. What happens if the rioting in France triggers contagion in the…
Bill Gross bets AI can help mass-produce 1 million new startups and 100 million new jobs
In today’s CEO Daily: Bill Gross is trying to scale himself with AI The big leadership story: France on fire. The markets: U.S. investors are buying the AI dip. Plus:…
‘Miami-Dade County is not Vice City’: GTA 6 is taking over Miami—and dividing the county
Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI doesn’t come out for another month, but Miami is already starting to look a lot like Vice City. The hype around the game is…
Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg
On Sept. 9, the six-member board of Automattic—the company that owns WordPress, Tumblr, and other web-based apps—voted to put its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, on leave. The move seemingly came out…
Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes: AI agents need a name tag—and a human to be accountable for their mistakes
Atlassian cofounder Mike Cannon-Brookes doesn’t want ‘the AI did it’ to become an office excuse. “That’s ChatGPT on behalf of Mike. Like, that’s Mike using ChatGPT. It’s not ChatGPT doing…
‘I’ve never had a real job’: Shaq talks building his brand through ads, and says he hates ‘wealthy athletes’ who show off. It ‘makes me sick’
One thing was for sure when you were a kid sneaking in some late-night TV on basic cable: you were going to get an ad for back pain relief. Maybe…
South Korea bets on five regional airports to spread its tourism boom beyond Seoul
South Korea plans to develop five new tourism hubs around regional airports, as the country tries to spread a record-breaking travel boom beyond the capital. The country drew 18.9 million…