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  • John May stands in front of a gray background with green tractors.Leadership

    Deere is scrapping some DEI measures after online conservative outcry—and allegations of rampant hiring discrimination

    By Simone Foxman, Michael Hirtzer, and others
  • job applicants waitingSuccess

    The world’s top HR association cuts ‘equity’ from its diversity program amid DEI backlash

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital ManagementFinance

    Bill Ackman scolded by fellow big-time investors for his attacks on DEI: ‘We’re talking about expanding the table and adding a chair’

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrocketed 300% from 2020 to 2022. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    North Carolina drops coverage for Wegovy and Ozempic, with implications for anti-obesity drug market projected to hit $100B by 2030

    By Simone Foxman, Madison Muller, and others
  • Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, speaks during the WSJ D.Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. WSJ D.Live conference brings together CEOs, founders, investors, and luminaries to discuss the global technology environment and how to move the industry forward. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLeadership

    Bill Ackman vows plagiarism checks on MIT president and faculty after wife pulled into fray: ‘We will share our findings in the public domain’

    By Sebastian Tong, Simone Foxman, and others
  • Liz Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Lawmakers on the education committee will grill the leaders of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about their responses to protests that erupted after the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Photographer: Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLeadership

    Penn president’s ‘permissive approach’ to antisemitism prompts donor to withdraw a $100 million gift

    By Simone Foxman, Janet Lorin, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 20: Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla waits to speak after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra received an updated COVID-19 booster and a flu shot at a local CVS Pharmacy September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. HHS held the event to promote the Bridge Access Program for uninsured adults and to encourage people to get updated COVID-19 booster shots. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Leadership

    Pfizer CEO slams Harvard, MIT, and Penn leaders for their ‘despicable’ testimony about antisemitism and genocide

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • Steve CohenLifestyle

    Former Bloomberg Media CEO says working for billionaire Steve Cohen at the New York Mets ‘is a lifelong dream fulfilled’

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • AL KHOR, QATAR – DECEMBER 18: David Beckham talks to H.E Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani prior to the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Final match between Tunisia and Algeria at Al Bayt Stadium on December 18, 2021 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by David Ramos – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Finance

    Qatari sheikh’s bid for Manchester United could hit $6 billion—the biggest sports buyout ever

    By Giles Turner, Simone Foxman, and others
  • Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, speaks during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Organizer FIFA is recovering from corruption scandals that cast aspersions on how Qatar was awarded the competition to begin with. Erstwhile FIFA chief Sepp Blatter said he regretted that the Gulf country was picked as host. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLifestyle

    Too big to boycott: Qatar’s FIFA World Cup has been controversial, but advertisers ‘want to make the most of it’

    By Simone Foxman, Alex Webb, and others
  • Cans of Budweiser beer featuring the FIFA World Cup logo are displayed in DohaFinance

    Qatar U-turns on decision to sell alcoholic Budweiser beer at World Cup stadiums just two days before kick-off

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • Women walk past a FIFA World Cup banner in Doha on November 3, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Budweiser thinks Qatar will consume more beer during the World Cup than in a normal year. Here’s how they’re selling alcohol where you can’t advertise it

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg
  • Portugal v North MacedoniaPersonal Finance

    Ticket demand for the World Cup in Qatar is so strong one organizer says they’re on pace to outsell Brazil

    By Simone Foxman and Bloomberg