The chief executive officers of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. spoke last year about combining the two largest U.S. oil companies, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the talks. Chevron’s Mike Wirth and Exxon’s Darren Woods spoke as the Covid-19 outbreak hurt oil and gas demand, adding financial strain to both companies, Dow […]
Good morning. Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list is out this morning, and the top three on the leader board won’t surprise you: Apple (14th year in a row at #1), Amazon and Microsoft. Some of the others in the top 50 are less expected. You can find the full list here. But here’s a […]
This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning. Let’s spin the roulette wheel, and see what the Reddit brigade is targeting today… Yep, it’s silver. You may have seen #Silversqueeze trending on Twitter this weekend. Well, this […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last December, when Caleb Chung, a 12-year-old in Durham, North Carolina, first heard from his dad that he might be eligible for a local clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, his reaction was a little muted. He was “interested,” he tells me over Zoom. Not excited, exactly, not jumping for joy […]
It’s truly a birthday to remember for Stormi Webster… but it also comes right smack dab in the middle of a pandemic! These KarJenner women seriously can’t stop traveling even during a worldwide global emergency, can they?! Just because you’re able to get out and about doesn’t mean you should, ladies! Just saying! Related: ‘KUWTK’ Fans […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 72 percent effective at preventing moderate and severe disease in the United States and 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease globally. But the one-shot vaccine struggled to fight off emerging virus variants in other countries, lowering its overall efficacy to 66 […]
Good morning. About 100 CEOs participated in the Fortune CEO Initiative’s virtual meeting yesterday, focusing on priorities for business collaboration with government in the year ahead. Most of the discussion was off the record. But the session began with a few on the record briefings on key topics. Some excerpts: On fighting the coronavirus: “Right now, for […]
This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning, Bull Sheeters. It’s Friday. Let’s play a thought experiment: your we-the-people broker informs you: We’ve instituted a new rule: you cannot buy the hottest stocks on the market; you […]
Enlarge / Coronaviruses (credit: Getty | BSIP) Ever since the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, began jumping from human to human, it’s been mutating. The molecular machinery the virus uses to read and make copies of its genetic code isn’t great at proofreading; minor typos made in the copying process can go uncorrected. Each time the virus […]
Mature enough to look back, smart enough to know where she’s been, and thoughtful enough to plan where she’s headed! That’s Kaitlyn Bristowe in a nut shell right now, y’all. The 35-year-old former Bachelorette has been through some very trying times in her life up to this point, and it’s given her remarkable perspective. With that comes […]