AT&T CFO Pascal Desroches reflects on a nearly 40-year finance career before retiring
Desroches shares the lessons behind AT&T's $150 billion network bet, a hard dividend call, and why he says he never hesitated.
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Data centers are swapping water for forever chemicals to keep AI cool
A new ChemSec report finds most of the world's largest PFAS producers are expanding output to meet demand from AI data centers.
Warren Buffett abruptly steps down as Berkshire chair as ‘Father Time’ wins, handing role to son Howard who will ‘guard its culture and values’
"Serving as your Chairman has been the privilege of a lifetime, and I have never taken your trust for granted. Father Time always wins. He has, however, been generous with me."
When it comes to rate hikes, CFOs aren’t counting on a ‘one-and-done’
Columbia economist Yiming Ma says the real risk isn't the hike itself, but treating it as an isolated event.
As Anthropic heads towards a $2 trillion IPO, some of the loudest critics are company insiders
"I would burn my equity to the ground in a heartbeat for a 1% higher chance we make it out of this situation alive,” wrote one researcher.
Current price of oil as of September 17, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
The Middle East’s female founders are on the rise. Why isn’t the funding following?
While progress has been made to address a lack of funding for MENA female-founded startups, structural hurdles in how capital is sourced and distributed still need to be overcome.
Urgent calls from OpenAI, Anthropic for an AI slowdown fall on deaf ears with Trump, Xi ahead of next week’s meeting
The CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI say the two countries must pace technological development to protect the human race, but both leader seems uninterested, and maybe even antagonistic to the idea.
The Gulf’s female startup ecosystem is flourishing. So, where’s the funding?
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
