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CEO hopefuls have a new rival for the top job: their own board directors

Internal candidates are increasingly up against their own directors in the CEO succession race.

By Ruth UmohFebruary 17, 2026
Companies are cycling through CEOs—and replacing them with first-timers
By Ruth UmohFebruary 17, 2026
Anthropic was supposed to be a ‘safe’ alternative to OpenAI, but CEO Dario Amodei admits his company struggles to balance safety with profits
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 17, 2026
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Klarna’s CEO agrees with Dario Amodei. He thinks his white-collar workforce will shrink by a third by 2030
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 17, 2026
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Airbnb CEO says AI is ‘the best thing that ever happened to’ his company—he warns other founders: ‘If you don’t disrupt yourself, someone else will’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 17, 2026
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EconomyTrump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 17, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentJesse Jackson turned down a pro baseball contract that paid 6x less than a white player. Here’s how segregation shaped him
By Gibbs Knotts, Christopher A. Cooper and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
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Real EstateBillionaire Trump supporter blocks sale of Texas warehouse for use as ICE jail
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 17, 2026
EconomyWhy your boss loves AI and you hate it: Corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 17, 2026
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CommentaryWe looked at 40 years of government data and found the U.S. at a ‘medium level’ of atrocity. Iran is ‘high level’
By Nick Lichtenberg, David Cingranelli, Skip Mark and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
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North AmericaWhy America may not have won World War II without its secret weapon: Greenland
By Thomas Robertson and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
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CryptoGoFundMe campaign seeks to buy Bitcoin to help spur Nancy Guthrie’s release
By Carlos GarciaFebruary 17, 2026
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AIThousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 17, 2026
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A Starbucks Coffee store in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 24, 2024.
RetailStarbucks seeks to slash million-dollar store upgrade costs
By Daniela Sirtori and BloombergMay 1, 2025
LeadershipThe CEO of Kraft Heinz is focusing on ‘core innovation’ as he tries to win over a pinched consumer in a tough year ahead
By Azure GilmanMay 1, 2025
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
TechApple must halt non-app store sales commissions, judge says
By Josh Sisco and BloombergApril 30, 2025
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
TechSuper Micro stock plunges after surprise customer delays cost up to $1.4 billion in sales
By Amanda GerutApril 29, 2025
Jamie Miller speaking onstage
NewslettersHybrid COO roles might soon be the new CEO prerequisite
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusApril 28, 2025
Paul Atkins, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
FinanceDon’t expect SEC enforcement to just disappear under new chairman Paul Atkins, warn 3 former general counsels 
By Amanda GerutApril 27, 2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S.
FinanceTreasury market’s ‘new world order’ brings fear of the long bond
By Michael Mackenzie and BloombergApril 27, 2025
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks to members of the media during the first day of in-store sales of Apple's latest products at Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
TechBig tech’s earnings problem is estimates may be way too high
By Jeran Wittenstein and BloombergApril 27, 2025
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PoliticsAdvertising giants brace for tariff-induced cuts to ad spending
By Chloé Meley, Redd Brown and BloombergApril 27, 2025
Elon Musk arrives for US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.
PoliticsElon Musk’s public approval sank as he ramped up DOGE, poll reveals
By Chris Megerian, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and The Associated PressApril 27, 2025
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TechNail salon employee pleads guilty after holding 13 remote IT jobs worked by developers in China
By Amanda GerutApril 27, 2025
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 at Conrad Washington on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceEx-FTC commissioner accuses former chair Lina Khan of ‘procedural shenanigans’ that iced M&A activity
By Amanda GerutApril 27, 2025
Lorenzo Simonelli speaks while seated during a panel at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
FeaturesHow Trump’s promise of ‘Drill, baby, drill’ faded to ‘Delay, baby, delay’ for oil companies
By Jordan BlumApril 25, 2025
Men in suits stand behind yellow police tape outside a Manhattan hotel.
FinanceUnitedHealth spent $1.7 million on executive security last year, 4 times the corporate average. Experts expect the figure to keep climbing
By Sasha RogelbergApril 23, 2025
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
TechElon Musk was going to wrap up with DOGE after 130 days. Now it’s ‘a day or two’ per week for the rest of Trump’s term
By Amanda GerutApril 23, 2025
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 24, 2025.
TechElon Musk claims Tesla demonstrators are somehow being paid via the government’s ‘waste and fraud’ — they just won’t admit it
By Amanda GerutApril 22, 2025
In this photo illustration, the First American Financial Corporation company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.
C-SuiteFirst American Financial will pay its former CEO up to $18 million after a cruise ship vacation brawl
By Amanda GerutApril 22, 2025
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NewslettersSenior leaders are feeling the burden of cuts to middle management
By Lily Mae LazarusApril 21, 2025
CommentaryThe real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it
By Claudio Fernández-Aráoz and Greg NagelApril 15, 2025
CommentaryHow Snowflake’s cofounder learned to not panic under pressure and avoid making bad decisions
By Benoit DagevilleApril 14, 2025
Partner CommentaryGetting CEO succession planning right: Managing the emotional undercurrents
By Laryssa TopolnytskyApril 14, 2025
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NewslettersCutting complexity might be the new leadership superpower
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusApril 14, 2025
Jamie Dimon speaks into a microphone
LeadershipWhat Chick-fil-A, Chinese tech giants, and a trading scandal taught JP Morgan’s CEO about good leadership
By Lily Mae LazarusApril 7, 2025
FinanceTurnover for S&P 500 CFOs tops 17% this year as the C-suite job ‘really just takes a toll’
By CFO BrewApril 7, 2025
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Newsletters5 strategies CEOs are using to navigate Trump tariff turbulence
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusApril 7, 2025
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LeadershipThe road to CEO enters its influencer era. How social media is reshaping leadership
By Lily Mae LazarusApril 7, 2025
SuccessHere’s why some companies have publicly defended their DEI commitment while others have scrapped their policies
By Brit MorseApril 2, 2025
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LeadershipCHROs have the ‘second-hardest job in the C-suite’ and a higher turnover rate than any other executive-level position, expert says
By HR BrewMarch 31, 2025
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NewslettersDelta CEO Ed Bastian signals no exit yet—but hints at succession plan
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusMarch 31, 2025
Debra Crew took over at Diageo's CEO in 2023.
SuccessHow Diageo CEO Debra Crew’s time in military intelligence shaped her leadership style at the Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker
By Prarthana PrakashMarch 26, 2025
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