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Amanda Gerut

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‘Higher-ups are in our pocket’ — An aviation giant with billions in military contracts admits to bribing officials in Nepal and South Africa 

AAR Corp. will pay $55 million to resolve bribery investigations by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission

20.12.2024 9

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 ‘Dots All Folks’ — BlackRock chief investment officer Rick Rieder calls it a ‘new phase’ of the rate-cutting cycle

Markets turned noses down following hints at fewer cuts in 2025.

19.12.2024 4

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Nissan and Honda consider merger to take on world’s biggest carmaker

A deal would effectively consolidate the Japanese auto industry into two main camps.

18.12.2024 10

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The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO highlights a terrifying reality: 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are all over

A government report revealed the number of ghost firearms recovered by police in criminal cases rose 1,000% from 2017 to 2021.

12.12.2024 3

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‘Most powerful woman on Wall Street’ Sallie Krawcheck steps down as Ellevest CEO following a recent diagnosis

Krawcheck will transition into a board role to focus on her health, she posted.

11.12.2024 10

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Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter, faces charges for firearms, forgery, and records tampering

Police say Mangione grew quiet and “started to shake” when they asked if he had been to New York recently.

10.12.2024 10

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The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO follows years of mounting fear about executive safety

CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down early Wednesday morning in Manhattan.

04.12.2024 3

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The lawyers who took on Tesla and Elon Musk wanted $5.6 billion for winning the case. In a lawsuit about excessive pay, ‘That was a bold ask,’ said the judge. 

The fee would have been 17 times the size of the largest fee in Delaware history.

04.12.2024 5

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The 4 ‘fatal flaws’ in Tesla’s bid to award Elon Musk $100 billion, according to the judge who dashed his pay

Defendants who lose at trial can’t just “hit reset” with a new stockholder vote, the chancellor concluded.

04.12.2024 6

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Super Micro whistleblower doubles down on claim he was fired for complaining about accounting practices at the $20 billion tech giant

The company has denied allegations of improprieties and given its accounting a clean bill of health.

03.12.2024 10

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Tesla excluded from EV buyer credits in California proposal

Tensions between Musk and Newsom have been strained for years.

26.11.2024 40

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A billionaire titan and the former third-wealthiest person in the world was just charged in a mammoth $2 billion bribery scheme

The alleged plot involved code names, PowerPoints, and bribe notes as a way to pay out hundreds of millions in bribes to government officials,...

21.11.2024 20

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Two brothers were indicted for running a streaming service with live NFL, NBA, and NHL games—for as little as $10 a month

Authorities pegged the economic harm done by the illegal streamers at more than $100 million

20.11.2024 8

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Super Micro just hired a new auditor that might save it from getting the boot from Nasdaq

The Nvidia-adjacent server maker hired BDO USA after its former auditor quit because it couldn’t trust the management team or the board of...

19.11.2024 8

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Chipotle’s new CEO Scott Boatwright will make millions leading the chain—but only half as much as ex-CEO Brian Niccol

Boatwright joined Chipotle in 2017 after spending 18 years at rival Arby’s Restaurant Group.

13.11.2024 6

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Authorities in Texas discovered more than 2,000 pounds of meth stuffed into spicy chili peppers 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the narcotics has a street value of $31 million.

13.11.2024 8

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YouTube viewers guzzled 84 million hours of Presidential Election Day news

More than 80% of total watch time across all broadcasts was streamed on YouTube, new data shows.

07.11.2024 10

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Trump prematurely claims victory as Harris camp says votes are still being counted

Several outlets calling the race still say it's too close to call.

06.11.2024 10

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Police say they are ‘not aware of anything’ after Donald Trump claims ‘massive CHEATING’ in a key swing state

Just before 5 p.m. ET on Election Day, the Republican nominee said law enforcement was “coming.”

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Inside Super Micro’s wake-up call: After riding the AI wave, the $20 billion tech giant is crashing back to earth amid a financial crisis and family drama

Auditor Ernst & Young just walked out in the middle of auditing Charles Liang’s tech giant, but Super Micro disagrees with EY’s decision to quit.

31.10.2024 20

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Sheriff of Wall Street praises Kamala Harris as a ‘fierce warrior’ with the ‘courage to take on the big banks’

Harris previously went mano-a-mano with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

30.10.2024 10

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Dress for Less? Try $75M: Ross offers massive package to woo Boot Barn’s CEO

The $48 billion retailer has hired James Conroy as its next chief executive.

29.10.2024 9

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As Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to bash California and stump for Trump, West Coasters are getting revenge

Californiacs are turning their noses up at Tesla.

26.10.2024 20

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Singaporean firms whose ship ignited the Baltimore Bridge catastrophe fined $100 million 

The nightmare shipwreck resulted in the deaths of six people, and brought shipping to a complete halt.

25.10.2024 10

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Elon Musk says the Tesla Roadster is still delayed with no release in sight—but now he’s talking about making Peter Thiel’s flying car a reality

The electric vehicle maker CEO urged patience, as Tesla focuses on both saving the world and building cars.

24.10.2024 10

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Rapper Eminem, frequent Trump basher, stumps for Kamala Harris

The songwriter introduced former President Barack Obama in a surprise drop in at a rally in Detroit, Mich.

23.10.2024 10

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Billionaire investor is licking his wounds after selling Nvidia

Stanley Druckenmiller said he made a mistake selling the AI stock. Big. Huge.

18.10.2024 5

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Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller says market appears ‘very convinced Trump is going to win’

The famed investor predicts there will be a red sweep in government if Trump is the victor next month.

18.10.2024 5

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They were sued over grants for Black entrepreneurs. Now, these CEOs are raising millions to fund small businesses

Conservative activists targeted the Fearless Fund and fintech Hello Alice. The suits are behind them and the funds are back in action.

17.10.2024 5

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A herpes misdiagnosis sent Hollywood icon Halle Berry on a crusade for all women 

“I realized that my own doctor didn’t really understand what was happening with my menopausal body,” the actress and entrepreneur told the...

16.10.2024 10

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The 100k+ club: High-earning women thank the sports of their childhoods

From soccer fields to the C-suite, there’s an unexpected power that emerges when girls play sports.

15.10.2024 4

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After selling a company for billions, a self-made entrepreneur said her story wasn’t finished—‘I needed another act in my life.’

Black Entertainment Television cofounder Sheila Johnson kept investing in communities and building new businesses after selling her media empire for...

08.10.2024 10

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A UK man allegedly used genealogy sites to hack execs’ email accounts and make millions on stock trades

The 39-year-old also is accused of using Captcha solvers and hacking manuals to reset passwords.

28.09.2024 20

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DraftKings fined over CEO’s LinkedIn post

Financial regulators charged the fantasy sports betting platform for sharing too much information.

27.09.2024 6

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A laid-off Foot Locker employee shorted the stock and made over $100,000, authorities say

Barry Siegel, 56, is charged with insider trading after shorting the mall staple sneaker giant.

25.09.2024 6

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Nike welcomes boomerang CEO with $27 million payday

Veteran executive Elliott Hill retired from the retailer in 2020—and he’s back.

20.09.2024 6

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Larry Ellison and Elon Musk ‘begged’ Nvidia’s Jensen Huang for more GPUs over a fancy sushi dinner

“Please take our money.” That’s how Oracle’s executive chairman summarized the evening the trio dined at Nobu.

17.09.2024 10

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California beauty queen accused of stealing millions from friends in Ponzi scheme

Maria “Dulce Pino” Dickerson allegedly targeted the Filipino American community, and many are now suing her.

05.09.2024 5

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A decade of secret romance and promotions: Inside the allegations rocking a major bank’s leadership

The former CFO of Royal Bank of Canada had an inappropriate relationship with an underling, the bank claims.

29.08.2024 10

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Ken Griffin’s Citadel to break ground on $1 billion Miami skyscraper for new HQ

The building, set to be one the city’s tallest, will “redefine the Miami skyline,” a spokesperson said.

27.08.2024 6

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A Tesla veteran just resigned, writing it was ‘definitely not for the faint of heart’

Sreela Venkataratnam’s departure from the EV maker leaves one woman in a VP role at the company, she noted.

22.08.2024 20

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Tech billionaire Ron Conway blindsided by crypto allies: report

The legendary investor and major Democratic donor reportedly sent a scathing email after learning about a plan to block Sen. Sherrod Brown from...

20.08.2024 5

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A Morgan Stanley executive and a tech entrepreneur’s teen daughter are still missing after a violent tornado hit a superyacht

The cruise in south Italy was supposed to be a victory celebration after Mike Lynch was acquitted of long-standing fraud charges. Lynch remains among...

20.08.2024 20

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Starbucks welcomes new CEO Brian Niccol with a $113 million payday—and he can work remotely

The coffee giant’s new CEO won’t have to relocate to the corporate headquarters in Seattle, according to his offer letter.

15.08.2024 20

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Nashville man accused of helping thousands of North Koreans get remote-work jobs in IT

North Korea uses the money earned by its IT workers to fund its weapons program, authorities alleged.

10.08.2024 6

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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon confirms his hit-by-a-bus CEO pick for the bank

“Eventually, I have to leave—I know that,” said Dimon.

08.08.2024 5

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TikTok parent ByteDance sued for ‘massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy’

Department of Justice alleged TikTok inappropriately violated the rights of millions of children under 13.

02.08.2024 3

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Mark Zuckerberg sees a WhatsApp boom in the U.S. as a game changer

The Meta Platforms CEO anticipates a “big tailwind” if the messaging app is able to attain some of the popularity in the U.S. that it already...

01.08.2024 7

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Activist investors have sharper claws—and they want board seats

The Walt Disney showdown with Trian’s Nelson Peltz was the “second-wildest campaign” in 2024, according to a new report.

30.07.2024 7

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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

24.07.2024 30

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