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Elon Musk says a Trump presidency ‘would be devastating’ to Tesla’s competitors

The EV leader earlier denied news reports that he would pump $45 million a month into Trump’s campaign

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Oracle CEO Safra Catz steps down from Disney’s board after Ellisons’ big move in Hollywood

Billionaire Larry Ellison is helping to fund the two-step merger.

20.07.2024 6

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America’s largest economy is falling out of love with Tesla—and it’s only going to get worse

Sales of EVs are overrepresented in the Golden State and numbers are down 17% so far this year.

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Fired airline executive collects more than $1 million after getting the ax—and keeps his platinum travel status

The former executive negotiated a separation deal that allows AAdvantage Executive Platinum status and entry to Admirals Club lounges at his leisure.

13.07.2024 10

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A California mother plans to sue a dairy farm after feeding her children raw milk sickened her 6-year-old daughter and twins

A California farmer who was linked to the outbreak said a single cow was infected with salmonella last fall.

11.07.2024 8

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Five men were convicted for running Jetflicks, a low-cost streaming service that amassed more TV shows than Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime combined

The illegal service, which offered access to popular series like Game of Thrones, only cost 9.99 per month, according to court documents.

21.06.2024 6

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A 45-year-old Los Angeles man was charged in a $50 million scheme to launder Mexican cartel money

The four-year investigation, “Operation Fortune Runner,” yielded 300 pounds of cocaine, 44 pounds of magic mushrooms, and 3,000 pills of Ecstasy,...

19.06.2024 30

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A bank doled out $19 million to two executives just to keep them from walking away—but there are strings attached

The two execs are considered potential candidates to succeed the current CEO and chairman.

15.06.2024 30

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A 58-year-old Canadian man stole trade secrets from Tesla and tried to sell them on YouTube, authorities say

His accomplice is still at large, according to the Department of Justice.

14.06.2024 6

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Tyson Foods heir suspended on DWI charges 2 years after he went to sleep in the wrong house: ‘This may be the end of the line’

The 34-year-old financial leader is the great-grandson of the protein giant’s founder.

14.06.2024 10

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Tesla board chair says not paying Elon Musk is unfair—‘Put yourself in his shoes’

Investors will vote on the Tesla CEO’s $56 billion stock option package next week.

07.06.2024 10

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Former Tesla board member says he wouldn’t vote for Musk’s $56 billion pay package

This is “hubris,” said the former audit chairman and VC.

07.06.2024 10

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Elon Musk can’t just ask ‘his brother and his besties’ to pay him $46 billion, NYC comptroller says

Comptroller Brad Lander said the Tesla CEO’s pay package is “outrageously large and insufficiently governed” at a meeting of investors on...

05.06.2024 10

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Two 39-year-old Estonian men are the alleged kingpins behind a massive half billion fraud targeting thousands of U.S. investors

The duo was extradited from Estonia and appeared in court in Washington on Thursday.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman: Trump’s guilty verdict was the result of a political agenda and a kangaroo court

The hedge fund investor sided with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the outcome of the former president’s hush money trial.

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NYC comptroller lets rip on Elon Musk’s $47 billion pay plan: ‘There’s rarely been as egregious a flaunting of independent shareholder governance as this’

The overseer of $242 billion in NYC pension funds says Elon Musk is treating Tesla like a family-owned business instead of the publicly traded company...

25.05.2024 20

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CEO at $14 billion electronics firm can’t talk about his resignation following an internal investigation

The former exec can only say “no comment” in response to queries, according to restrictive covenants with an unusual provision.

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Investors clash over Elon Musk’s $46 billion pay package: 'The board has yet to ensure that Tesla has a full-time CEO'

Investors say Musk is spread too thin among his other companies to justify such high pay.

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Scarlett Johansson said she was forced to hire legal counsel to deal with Sam Altman and OpenAI

The actress says she rebuffed Sam Altman’s offer to voice ChatGPT 4.0 and that she was left “shocked, angered and in disbelief” that the company...

21.05.2024 10

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Prominent leader of financial services watchdog resigns after report found it was riddled with a 'misogynistic’ and ‘good ole boys club’ culture

New leadership is needed to fix the “toxic culture” at the FDIC, said Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday.

21.05.2024 20

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Top-ranked analyst declares JPMorgan 'the Nvidia of banking' after it spends $17 billion on tech in a single year

CEO Jamie Dimon hasn’t yet “internalized” that he is becoming the leader of a digital company, said analyst Mike Mayo.

21.05.2024 40

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‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ or ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’——Anthony Scaramucci breaks down Trump vs. Biden in 2024

A second Trump presidency would mean “an orange wrecking ball for this society,” said the man who lasted 11 days in the White House on Thursday.

17.05.2024 40

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An ultra-popular home loan right now allows a 3.5% down payment

The only type of mortgage loan that has increased in the past two years are those insured by the FHA.

16.05.2024 30

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Amid Tesla’s bloodletting, top exec sends Musk a message: The company has 'taken its pound of flesh'

Lead exec in charge of product launches resigned suddenly after seven years.

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The accounting firm that Trump hired for his media firm’s IPO was caught copy-and-pasting previous audits and is now banned forever

The firm and its founder have agreed to pay a combined $12 million in penalties and to a permanent suspension.

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Millennial’s love affair with pet chickens is big business for a $30 billion retail chain—‘In America, the new companion animal is the chicken’

Tractor Supply is hoping to capitalize on how much people have come to treasure their chickens.

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New Florida resident Jeff Bezos pumped $60 million into making lab-grown meat taste better. Ron DeSantis just banned it from the state

An announcement about the legislation went viral for reasons completely unrelated to meat of any kind—"It’s the worst picture of me,” reality...

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Elon Musk publicly dumped California for Texas—now Golden State customers are getting revenge, dumping Tesla in droves

The Tesla Model 3 dropped from first place to third, behind the Toyota Camry and the Honda Civic, among all passenger cars sold.

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Exxon's profits are falling, but CEO Darren Woods' compensation rose last year—here's how the oil giant rewards its top exec

Exxon’s so-so first quarter came on the heels of record profits in 2022.

26.04.2024 20

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Three top executives at Tesla have resigned in two weeks, with the latest departure at the end of its earnings call

Tesla’s vice president of investor relations announced he would leave after seven years.

24.04.2024 30

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Apple supplier Jabil benches its CEO as it investigates his conduct—but he’ll still collect his full $1 million salary

Kenneth “Kenny” Wilson, will serve a paid leave while the investigation continues.

23.04.2024 20

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At least 5 companies under Elon Musk’s control billed each other around $9 million in expenses

For a company of Tesla’s size, the number of transactions involving companies associated with CEO Elon Musk is unusual.

20.04.2024 40

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Tesla’s Q&A with investors rips open Musk anguish: 'Will you please at least appear to make Tesla your top priority?’

Among the top-voted questions: “Is there any discussion about oversight of Elon’s erratic behavior on X that is damaging the Tesla brand?”

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United took a $200 million hit from Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding, driving it to a quarterly loss

The airline is evolving its fleet strategy due to shifting delivery timelines from Boeing.

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Jamie Dimon cashes out more JPMorgan stock, bringing his total share sales this year to $183 million

Monday’s sale was the bank CEO’s second time selling stock in 19 years.

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The financial head of Donald Trump’s media company earned 4 times more than CEO Devin Nunes, new documents show

CFO Phillip Juhan was issued $4.9 million in promissory notes from Trump Media & Technology Group, to Nunes’ $1.2 million.

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Biotech CEO who relied on multiple aliases sentenced to 7 years in prison for Theranos-like $28 million fraud involving a fake finger-prick Covid test

Berman pleaded guilty in December to securities fraud, wire fraud, and obstruction of an official proceeding.

13.04.2024 6

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All aboard the Nvidia ‘rocket ship’: Executives are raking in company stock awards despite missing out on their bonuses for 2023

C-suite execs didn’t get their bonuses because revenue only hit $27 billion, while Jensen Huang only makes a $2 million base salary. But there are...

10.04.2024 10

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Departing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun cut his bonus in 2024 after the door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines flight

New Boeing chairman promises to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in reviving the company.

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New York state is throwing its $260 billion retirement fund at ‘long-standing failures of oversight’ at Tesla, Wells Fargo, and Chipotle

“We have not had constructive engagement with the companies,” New York’s press secretary told Fortune.

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New York state wants companies to protect their LGBTQ+ Gen Z and millennial workers—and it’s throwing a $260 billion retirement fund at the issue

Two companies received a bold new proposal about DEI disclosures. They both want shareholders to vote them down.

04.04.2024 10

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Judge calls out banking industry for choosing Texas court to challenge credit card fee caps—'Venue is not a continental breakfast'

Judge Mark Pittman ruled that the lawsuit should be transferred to Washington, a win for banking regulators.

29.03.2024 40

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How 3 minor league baseball players made $200,000 on Del Taco insider trading, complaint says: a night out drinking with a Jack in the Box analyst 

“Might try to gamble on some options or something, I love to eat at del taco,” a player texted a teammate.

28.03.2024 10

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Free taxis, education subsidies and gratis egg freezing—how Chinese companies are crafting next-gen benefits for mothers amid the country's baby bust

Trip.com CEO Jane Sun and Yum China CEO Joey Wat shared how their companies are trying to support new parents.

27.03.2024 10

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Billionaire tech founder ‘abused the trust’ of a colleague with an insider trading deal that made him $415K in profit, SEC alleges

The founder and former chairman of tech company Arista Networks will pay nearly $1 million in penalties.

27.03.2024 40

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Boeing just picked the least-expensive option at the top, 5 years and 2 CEOs after its planes started falling out of the sky

It "makes sense to have an internal person, but it’s not a slam dunk,” said CEO succession expert Jason Schloetzer.

26.03.2024 10

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Dave Calhoun needs the next Boeing CEO to be a success and he has more than $45 million riding on it

Calhoun holds thousands of options that are underwater, meaning he can only collect if Stephanie Pope can deliver.

25.03.2024 10

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Elizabeth Warren unloads on Elon Musk, urging SEC chief Gary Gensler to probe pathway for ‘Tesla to channel money to X’

New evidence has emerged that shows Musk uses his control over the Tesla board for his own ends, says the fire-breathing Massachusetts senator.

22.03.2024 30

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Warren Buffett’s security cost $313k last year — roughly $13 million cheaper than Mark Zuckerberg’s detail

The price of personal security for top executives is rising on average, but the value investor’s perks have declined.

21.03.2024 20

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The hidden, anti-LGBTQ+ reason that could punch a hole in the $120 billion chocolate industry

Chocolate sellers have not spoken out publicly against a discriminatory bill in Ghana.

20.03.2024 8

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