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Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg, August 19, 2025 When Starbucks Corp. tapped Brian Niccol as chief executive officer in 2024, it cited the “critical need for a transformative leader” in justifying the hire. If performance significantly improves, stock payouts mean the...
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Lindsay Frost, Agenda, August 11, 2025 Social media erupted last month when footage at a Coldplay concert revealed that tech company Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was having an intimate moment with Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. But such an incident is not isolated....
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, July 21, 2025 Starbucks is the latest big company to ramp up in-office requirements for corporate staff, as chief executive Brian Niccol issued a directive to workers last week raising the time required on-site to four days per week, rather than...
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, August 9, 2024 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has found a new potential opponent in the ring in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who challenged Musk to a matchup after the billionaire questioned Maduro’s proclaimed victory in his...
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Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, June 12, 2023 JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank’s...
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Nupur Anand and Lananh Nguyen, Reuters, April 27, 2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon sent a clear message to employees this month: get back to the office. It touched a nerve among his staff. The largest U.S. lender’s employees inundated an internal...
