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Booking Holdings CFO says even AI hyperscalers don’t know their ROI — but he’s learning from his ‘AI coach’
At Fortune's AIQ Summit, Ewout Steenbergen said AI is cutting costs but LLMs still only send it less than 1% of its room nights.
Mortgage Rates Today, Friday, October 2: A Little Lower, Still Above 7%
TL;DR: Mortgage rates dropped a bit today, but the relief is pretty minimal.
‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens
European issuers say Europe cannot ignore demand for dollar stablecoins as businesses seek USD liquidity for global payments and settlement.
Jeff Bezos just opened a free preschool inside an Arizona retirement community—and families earning up to $132,000 can apply
The Glendale, Ariz., campus is the latest in Bezos Academy's network of more than 40 Montessori-inspired schools aimed at families squeezed by the cost of childcare.
John Maynard Keynes: the cultured economist who governments turn to in a crisis
A new play about the art-loving Bloomsbury Group member speaks of the enduring battle of ideas with his free-market rival Friedrich HayekThe sound of guns from the advancing Germa…
Tesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse
Exclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuseTesco has become the first supermarket to introduce paid “safe leave”…
‘The deal is done’: Trump’s $15 billion Iowa steel deal comes with a catch: new tax breaks
Iowa lawmakers are weighing doubling the tax-credit cap as officials acknowledge the company has yet to commit to a project site.
Lightspeed Commerce CEO: our study analyzed half a million AI shopping responses and revealed who gets to compete
For decades, the internet has promised to level the playing field for retailers. Is AI taking that away?
Puerto Rico’s power rates jump 18% to a record high, nearly double the US mainland average
A typical monthly bill will rise from $229 to $271 as outages persist across the island’s fragile power grid.
For 25 years, locked cockpits have kept intruders out. The FlyDubai attack exposed the danger inside
The alleged attack is raising questions about pilot screening and a security system largely designed to stop threats from outside the cockpit.
Americans rebel against Trump’s red-baiting, sending socialism to a record high in opinion polling
More than four in 10 Americans quite like the sound of it, shrugging off Trump's warnings about "communism, socialism and Marxism."
Americans rebel against Trump’s red-baiting, sending socialism to a record high in opinion polling
More than four in 10 Americans quite like the sound of it, shrugging off Trump's warnings about "communism, socialism and Marxism."
The Nobel Peace Prize could leave the planet this year, with the International Space Station among contenders
The ISS is being floated as a symbol of global cooperation as wars and international tensions intensify on Earth.
Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits
The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never intervening — even if you could.
US jobs market sees sharp slowdown in September
Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.
America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge
It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association.
Current price of oil as of Oct. 2, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
'Uptober' Off With a Bang as Bitcoin Surges to $86K
Cooler inflation and two dovish Fed speakers have shifted the odds toward a rate hold, with payrolls due and CPI landing on October 14.
Bank of America and S&P Global on why AI success starts with governance and data
At Fortune’s AIQ Summit, leaders explained why AI must begin with a clear business need and be built on reliable, traceable data.
US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last mo…
U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000.
New free repair shop to launch in Oxford
Organisers hope the initiative will attract enough interest to continue on a monthly basis.
Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review
Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.
‘You could have an amazing time for £30,000’: UK castles cash in on Traitors-style events
From stag and hen dos to luxury weekends, fans are spending big to create their own version of the hit showOn Thursday night, the singer-songwriter James Blunt, Love Island host M…