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  • Hertz CEO Stephen ScherrLeadership

    CEO steps down after being hit with expensive EV repairs and low resale prices following purchase of 100,000 Teslas

    By Erik Schatzker, David Welch, and others
  • Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, pauses during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The New Economy Forum, organized by Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg LP, aims to bring together leaders from public and private sectors to find solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Ray Dalio is out at Bridgewater and the new CEO is cutting jobs and doubling down on A.I.: ‘Evolve or die. That’s what’s happening here’

    By Erik Schatzker and Bloomberg
  • Ray Dalio.Finance

    Ray Dalio is finally giving up control of Bridgewater Capital. It only took 12 years.

    By Erik Schatzker and Bloomberg
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 25: A Hertz car rental sign in the Miami International Airport on October 25, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Hertz announced that it ordered 100,000 Teslas as the company is emerging from bankruptcy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    Hertz will rent up to half the 100,000 Teslas it just ordered to Uber drivers

    By Erik Schatzker and Bloomberg
  • Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., gestures as he speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 21 – 24. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    BlackRock boss Larry Fink says bad climate regulation is pushing the world toward $100 oil

    By Erik Schatzker and Bloomberg
  • Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), speaks during an alumni event hosted by UCLA Anderson School of Management in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Gross said the European debt crisis is the top risk to the U.S. economy currently. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Bill Gross talks rising inflation, energy stocks—and shorting GameStop

    By Erik Schatzker, Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, and others
  • Key Speakers At The Bridge ForumFinance

    Ray Dalio issues stark warning about U.S. dollar’s future as global reserve currency

    By Katherine Burton, Erik Schatzker, and others
  • 2019 New York Times DealbookHealth

    ‘There’s been some cracks:’ Bill Gates questions FDA’s credibility on a COVID-19 vaccine

    By Erik Schatzker and Bloomberg
  • Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the Economic Club of Washington’s summer luncheon in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2019.Finance

    How Bill Gates Has Boosted His Net Worth By $16 Billion This Year

    By Tom Metcalf, Erik Schatzker, and others
  • TELLURIDE, CO - AUGUST 31: Bill Gates attends the Telluride Film Festival 2019 on August 31, 2019 in Telluride, Colorado. (Photo by Paul Best/Getty Images)Environment

    Why Bill Gates Thinks It’s Time to End Subsidies for Wind and Solar Power

    By Christopher Martin, Erik Schatzker, and others