Larry Fink on the lost ‘bedrock of America’ and ‘a big divide’ between wages and investment wealth

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What happened

The BlackRock CEO’s father “essentially had one job in his career,” he said at Ford Accelerate.

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:56:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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