Some thoughts on the corporate media’s celebration of Tesla’s sales and valuation declines because of Elon Musk’s political activities.
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Seeing the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Having been criticized by ChatGPT and a reader for dispensing too much negativity and snark, I’ve opted to focus on the positive and celebrate some great companies and business leaders.
Diversity Advocate Mellody Hobson’s DEI Failures
While researching the post I planned to write on JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, I stumbled on this insightful analysis from Fortune’s Amanda Gerut highlighting Dimon’s recent public diss of the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives he and his bank once so proudly championed. Reading Gerut’s piece I was surprised…
Honda’s GM-Made EV Prologue Mexican Disgrace
Honda Motor Company learned the hard way that if you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Donald Trump’s Misguided 10% Credit Card Cap
President Trump has demonstrated he is hell-bent on dismantling and destroying all of Joe Biden’s initiatives and achievements, including the former Senator from MBNA’s beloved credit card industry.
Brian Niccol: Lord Kamala of Starbucks
Among the reasons I could never go into politics is that I’m way too sensitive. Being governor of Michigan would be my dream job, but if I only had the 37% approval rating of Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s tree hating leader, I’d be alarmed that nearly six million Michiganders either…
Liang Wenfeng Shames Big Tech and Elon Musk
“More investment does not necessarily lead to more innovation. Otherwise, large companies would take over all innovation,” says Liang Wenfeng, whose tiny AI technology company has roiled investors and appears to have run circles around the best minds in U.S. tech.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s XXX $96M Payday
Americans who are outraged at obscene CEO pay and growing wealth disparity in the U.S. have good reason to boycott Starbucks. Trust me, you won’t be giving up much.
My Shattered Illusions of Apple and Toyota
Recent settlements agreed to by Apple and Toyota have forced me to accept that all publicly traded companies are dishonest and cheat – it’s only a matter of degree.
The Toady CEOs Who Tithed to Emperor Trump
Reading about the more than dozen CEOs who made pilgrimages to Mar-A-Lago to curry favor with president-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed my perceptions about how many of them reached their lofty heights in corporate America.