by Admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Companies, News
In July 1995, Jeff Bezos launched a book-selling website called Amazon. His first office was his garage, and his computers used so much power he couldn’t vacuum without blowing a fuse. Early company meetings were held in the local Barnes and Noble, since they had the...
by Admin | Jan 10, 2020 | Companies, News
David Calhoun hasn’t even officially been made the CEO of Boeing yet, but he’s already hard at work trying to rebuild the bridges the company has burned in recent years. After last year’s fiascos with the 737 Max and issues with its Starliner, CEO Dennis Muilenburg...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2019 | Companies, News
For as long as the electric car company Tesla has been in business, its name has been synonymous with the name of its founder and longtime CEO, Elon Musk. Tesla is Musk; Musk is Tesla. The two have always been intertwined. But with uncertainty about Musk’s leadership...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Companies, News
In what has been called the most expensive proxy fight in U.S. history, Procter & Gamble has defeated billionaire activist Nelson Peltz in his fight for a seat on P&G’s board. The defeat was extremely narrow, though, as investors were nearly evenly split on...
by Admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Companies, News
JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., announced on August 21 that it will give $1 million to be split between two nonprofits that expose and fight extremists. The two beneficiaries of the bank’s donation are the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Southern...
