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Activist investors are more dangerous to CEOs than ever. Here are 3 ways to safeguard your leadership thumbnail
The Business Economics

Activist investors are more dangerous to CEOs than ever. Here are 3 ways to safeguard your leadership

As we kick off 2026, activist investor campaigns are no longer just prevalent; they are global, sophisticated, and have increasingly become an acute...

Uber has appointed a new CFO—its third in three years thumbnail
The Business Economics

Uber has appointed a new CFO—its third in three years

Good morning. Uber Technologies is seeing more turnover in its finance ranks. The global rideshare giant announced on Wednesday that CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah,...

Epstein’s fondness for elite lawyer ends in downfall thumbnail
The Business Economics

Epstein’s fondness for elite lawyer ends in downfall

When private equity titan Leon Black needed help with creative tax and wealth strategies, he turned to Jeffrey Epstein. But when Black needed...

Barclay brothers given six weeks to strike deal to avoid bankruptcy thumbnail
The Business Economics

Barclay brothers given six weeks to strike deal to avoid bankruptcy

Howard and Aidan Barclay have been given six weeks to reach an agreement with creditors after HSBC launched bankruptcy proceedings over debts linked...

Women in tech and finance face higher risk of AI job losses, City of London report warns thumbnail
The Business Economics

Women in tech and finance face higher risk of AI job losses, City of London report warns

Women working in technology and financial services are at greater risk of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence and automation than men, according...

Post Office to receive £104m taxpayer bailout to cover historic IR35 breach thumbnail
The Business Economics

Post Office to receive £104m taxpayer bailout to cover historic IR35 breach

Post Office Limited is set to receive more than £104 million in taxpayer support after being hit with a substantial bill for historic...

Santander attacks FCA ‘overreach’ as UK car finance scandal bill passes £460m thumbnail
The Business Economics

Santander attacks FCA ‘overreach’ as UK car finance scandal bill passes £460m

Santander has renewed its criticism of the City watchdog after its compensation bill for the UK motor finance scandal climbed above £460 million,...

Pinterest sacks engineers after internal tool exposed laid-off staff during AI-driven cuts thumbnail
The Business Economics

Pinterest sacks engineers after internal tool exposed laid-off staff during AI-driven cuts

Pinterest has dismissed two engineers after they created and shared a software tool that identified colleagues who had been made redundant during a...

Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’ thumbnail
The Business Economics

Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’

The Business Economic provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. The Business Economic is a network member of the Associated...

India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South thumbnail
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India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South

The Business Economic provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. The Business Economic is a network member of the Associated...