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Klaus Schwab on stage
Economy

World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and his wife cashed in on Davos with over $1 million in questionable travel expenses, investigation finds

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July 23, 2025
A man on a jumbotron hugging a woman from behind.
Leadership

Astronomer’s new interim CEO breaks his silence after the tech company’s viral scandal shook the internet

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July 21, 2025
Headshot of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron.
Leadership

The CEO caught hugging his HR chief at a Coldplay show has resigned after being placed on leave amid an investigation

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July 19, 2025
A man on a jumbotron hugging a woman from behind.
Leadership

A CEO was caught hugging his chief people officer during a Coldplay concert—and people are furious

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July 17, 2025
Boar's Head meats are displayed at a supermarket
Retail

The Boar’s Head deli company is so secretive that a top executive didn’t know the name of the CEO

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October 14, 2024
Warren Buffett changed his investing strategy starting with American Express—and a salad oil scandal
Finance

Warren Buffett changed his investing strategy starting with American Express—and a salad oil scandal

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September 22, 2024
Qantas claws back $6m from ex-CEO who led during ‘ghost flight’ scandal
Leadership

Qantas claws back $6m from ex-CEO who led during ‘ghost flight’ scandal

By Angus Whitley and Bloomberg
August 8, 2024
Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins
Commentary

I’m a whistleblower and have been called a snitch, rat, and traitor. What about hero?

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May 24, 2024
Wells Fargo exec in accounts scandal deserves jail time, say prosecutors: ‘Corporate wrongdoers must be sent a clear message’
Finance

Wells Fargo exec in accounts scandal deserves jail time, say prosecutors: ‘Corporate wrongdoers must be sent a clear message’

By Joel Rosenblatt and Bloomberg
September 2, 2023
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California.
Tech

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes says she can’t afford to pay $250-a-month restitution after serving her prison term

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June 13, 2023
Ozy Fest
Finance

Ozy CEO now says media startup will have its ‘Lazarus moment’—and will not shut down

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October 4, 2021
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Finance

The biggest business scandals of 2020

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December 27, 2020
TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 09: Pedestrians walk in front of a monitor displaying a news broadcast on former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on January 09, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Ghosn was awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial crimes when he fled house arrest in Tokyo, arriving in Beirut on December 30. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
International

‘Years of misconduct and fraudulent activity:’ Nissan is suing its ex-chair Ghosn for $91 million

By Masatsugu Horie and Bloomberg
February 12, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
International

‘Designed by clowns…supervised by monkeys:’ Internal Boeing messages slam 737 Max

By Julie Johnsson, Ryan Beene and Bloomberg
January 10, 2020
Journalists gather at the entrance of the underground parking of a house said to belong to former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in a wealthy neighbourhood of the Lebanese capital Beirut on January 4, 2020. - Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Beirut, is due to be summoned by Lebanon's public prosecutor next week, an official said. Ghosn, once Japan's best paid corporate executive, was arrested in November 2018 and has been under house arrest since April, facing multiple charges of financial misconduct. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
International

An Ex-Green Beret and an Airport Security Fail: How Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn Escaped Japan

By David Voreacos, Neil Weinberg, Greg Farrell and Bloomberg
January 6, 2020

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