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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.
Mike Johns’ Big Waymo Misadventure (LHOL)
It’s bad karma to celebrate the misfortunes of others, so let’s just say that reading about Mike Johns’ horrific experience with one of Google’s driverless Waymo taxis should make clear to tech geeks there’s a deity even superior to Elon Musk.
The Soiled Hands of Allstate CEO Tom Wilson
Some insight about Allstate CEO Tom Wilson who’s advisory for Americans to abandon their “addiction to divisiveness” has sparked calls for a boycott of what class action attorneys say is an ethically challenged insurance company.
Another primer on my eponymous Starkman Approved Theory.
My 2025 Resolution: Overcoming Epistolophobia
A cautionary tale about the dangers and causes of not opening snail mail.