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Why Do Boards Keep Giving Misbehaving CEOs Second Chances?
The trajectory of L3Harris’s Christopher Kubasik highlights a familiar pattern: CEOs accused of misconduct often go on to nab top jobs elsewhere....
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Diesel Buyers Compete for Shrinking Supply Pool
Diesel buyers are competing for shrinking supply amid disruptions in Russia and the Middle East, with the U.S. at the center of a scramble that could intensify into the winter....
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Brent Above $90 As Hormuz Deal Prospects Dim
Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel as prospects for a near-term peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz faded....
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Frasers Group Increases Hugo Boss Stake to 48% After Offer Period
The British retail company said it received acceptances for 12.2 million Hugo Boss shares, or about 17.62% of the German company....
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The Web of Hidden Deals That Snared the Dodgers Owner in a Federal Probe
Under pressure from investigators and regulators, billionaire Mark Walter is racing to unwind bets and save his sports-and-finance empire....
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BHP Annual Profit Rises On Record-High Copper Prices
The world’s biggest miner by market value reported a 9% increase in annual net profit and an even bigger gain in underlying earnings as prices of copper surged to all-time highs....
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Why Trump Is Threatening Again to Bomb Oman
Some U.S. officials see Oman as favoring Iran, while others say Trump is lashing out over failures to make a nuclear deal....
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Opinion | Bean Counting, Antisemitism and the EEOC
Reports on workforce demography not only encourage quotas but mask discrimination....
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Trump Floats Strikes on Oman if It Interferes in Iran Peace Efforts
Plus, L3Harris ousted its CEO and the Justice Department moved to restore felons’ gun rights....
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Paramount Wants States, Writers Challenging Warner Deal to Post $1.88 Billion Bond
The company says the litigants who sued to stop the deal should have to cover financial damages if they lose their lawsuit....
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Opinion | How to Cure What Ails American Capitalism
My readers agree socialism isn’t the answer—and they offer creative ideas about what to do instead....
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L3Harris Ousts Chairman, CEO After Investigation Into Conduct
The defense contractor has replaced Christopher Kubasik after an investigation into an alleged violation of the company’s code of conduct....
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Investment Firm General Atlantic Is Eyeing an IPO Again
The company manages around $130 billion and had filed to go public in 2023....
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Finfluencers Build Trust With Relatability, Rage Bait and GRWM Routines
Plus, affordable entry points are driving double-digit growth in luxury....
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OpenAI Locks In Lease for Huge Data Center in Ohio With Backing From Nvidia
The agreement with SoftBank’s SB Energy caps weeks of negotiations over the largest data-center project announced to date....
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L3Harris Parts Ways With Chairman, CEO Kubasik Over Conduct
L3Harris Technologies has parted ways with Christopher Kubasik, its chairman and chief executive, after determining that the executive had violated the defense contractor’s code of conduct....
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Madison Air to Buy Airflow-Technologies Company for $5.4 Billon
Madison Air, which provides air-quality solutions, said he acquisition will add to its portfolio of new products that will help customers improve uptime, efficiency and productivity....
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How Might Companies Alter Financial Reporting Due to SEC Rule? KPMG Survey Offers Clues
New KPMG data offer glimpse of the future of corporate financial reporting; the DIY M.B.A.: A look at four college dropouts—and leadership lessons they learned....
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Warehouse Operators Accelerate Automation
Also: GM and Ford clash over tariffs and trade policies; Chinese carrier opens Arctic shipping route....
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Many Companies Would Announce Earnings Quarterly, Ditch Filings Under SEC Proposal
In a survey, most firms said they would still report their financials four times a year but do fewer government filings given the option to file semiannually....
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Behind Peace Talks, Iran Hard-Liners Prepare for a Longer, Costlier U.S. War
Plus, we examine why Big Tech’s AI spending is $3 trillion higher than it seems, and how Burger King overtook Wendy’s....
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How to Lead When You’re the CEO of CEOs
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American Luxury Brands Have a Secret Weapon: $12 Tennis Socks
Coach and Ralph Lauren are still growing because they understand what middle-class shoppers can afford....
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Alibaba to Sell Videogame Business for at Least $1.5 Billion
Alibaba Group is selling its videogame arm in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, as the Chinese company shifts its focus to artificial intelligence....
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Geely Auto Profit Slips, Cushioned by Overseas Sales
China’s second-largest electric-vehicle maker recorded slightly lower net profit in the first half despite a surge in overseas sales, dragged by weaker demand in its home market....
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K-Beauty Has Conquered the World. China’s Proya Wants C-Beauty to Be Next.
Proya Cosmetics will start selling its flagship brand in the U.S. via a partnership with retailer Ulta Beauty....
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How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy’s
The burger’s overhaul, overseen by a corporate chef who had already worked magic at Popeyes, is helping propel a comeback....
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Prosecutors Focus on Four Businesses Tied to Dodgers Owner Mark Walter
Proceeds from loans made by Walter’s insurers passed through firms purportedly controlled by each of these four entities....
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Opinion | Sheinbaum Moves to Gag Mexico’s Media
The president insists she backs democratic norms, but individual liberty is vanishing....
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How These Farmers Became the Face of the Data-Center Resistance
Plus, Democrats try to move on from intraparty fights, and two roommates’ plan to try every world cuisine is boosting New York restaurants....
5 days ago
Two Guys Are Eating Their Way Around the World—Without Leaving New York
Dillon Davis and Nichols Neff’s plan to try every world cuisine is no longer just a project. It’s a community for chefs and foodies alike....
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From ‘Piece of Junk’ to Prize Showpiece: The Rise of the Everyday Classic Car
Collectors are ditching the rare Corvettes and picking up Honda Civics and Ford Tauruses as classics....
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Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers
Companies such as Caterpillar and Cummins are pivoting to feed a booming market for once-prosaic power equipment....
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Why Buy It When You Can Print It? A DIY Nation Has a Fix for Broken Doodads
Creating replacement parts with 3-D printers can be easier and cheaper than buying new household items....
6 days ago
What I Learned From My Conversations With the Superrich
They lose billions in months and hold quarterly board meetings with their children. Inside the high-stakes, high-reward mindset of the ultrawealthy....
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Ford and GM Are Locked in a New Battle Over Who’s the Most American Carmaker
America’s trade war has left its two largest automakers sparring over favorable tariffs on imports, batteries and more....
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The Other Kushner Steps Into the Spotlight With $12.5 Billion Lakers Deal
Thrive Capital, Joshua Kushner’s venture-capital firm, is expanding beyond tech investments....
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Jane Street Suffers Loss of About $15 Billion Following Troubles at Situational Awareness
The trading firm posted its worst month ever in July after bets at Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund soured....
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MSG Sports Files to Spin Off Rangers from Knicks
MSG Sports has filed a registration statement with regulators for a new company to manage the New York Rangers business separately from its New York Knicks operations....
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Navy Deployment in Middle East ‘Not Nearly Long Enough,’ Trump Says
Plus, PayPal is in talks to sell itself, and NATO shot down a drone in Latvian airspace....
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How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In
Hiroki Totoki says the future of the electronics business is entertainment....
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Diana Shipping Drops Bid to Acquire Genco Shipping & Trading
The decision ends a nearly year-long takeover battle between the two shipping companies....
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Opinion | Keeping Up With the Jones Act Waiver
Waiving the law has cut fuel costs, but Gulf of Mexico protectionists are upset....
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Charlie Ergen Agrees to Take Controlling Stake in MobileX
With the acquisition, Ergen will control wireless services Boost Mobile and MobileX through EchoStar and a SPAC, respectively...
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Stripe, Advent in Talks to Buy PayPal
The fintech startup and private-equity firm Advent offered to buy the struggling payments company in July...
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Canada Union Says Stellantis Eyeing Sale of Toronto-Area Plant
The company last year said it would shift manufacturing to Illinois, as pressure mounted from President Trump for car companies to shift operations to the U.S....
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Readers Weigh In on the Risks of Investing in Funds Promising Pre-IPO Shares
A WSJ article last week featured an investor still trying to figure out what happened to his SpaceX fund investment. Many readers said they were in similar situations....
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