Politics

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Jan 25, 2018: Security in Davos. A police officer at the guard post of the World Economic Forum in Davos

The Davos Elite vs. GM’s Detroit Factory Zero

The Davos elite and GM’s Factory Zero workers in Detroit live in parallel universes.
One gets fawning corporate media coverage, access, and spectacle. The other gets layoffs, uncertainty, and attention only from a socialist website.

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Prescott - Circa September 2021: Chase Bank retail location. Chase is the consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase.

Can Jamie Dimon Survive Trump’s Stress Tests?

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is among Wall Street’s — and the media’s — most admired executives, closely identified with the bank he has led for nearly two decades.

President Trump, however, is no admirer of Dimon’s stewardship of America’s largest bank.

Here’s why Trump’s promised lawsuit alleging JPMorgan debanked him for political reasons — along with the president’s broader pressure on banking practices — could open a level of scrutiny Dimon’s admirers don’t yet appreciate.

Among the questions such scrutiny could raise: why JPMorgan severed ties with Trump while continuing to bank Jeffrey Epstein until 2013, despite internal objections from some senior executives.

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China’s EV Barbarians at Detroit’s Canadian Gates

Canada’s Mark Carney has said bonjour to China’s EV manufacturers. It may mean au revoir to GM and Ford’s EV ambitions.

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Trump and Sen. Warren Agree on Stock Buybacks

When a company’s stock price soars after a CEO retreats from her transformational vision and takes a $1.6 billion write-down linked to that strategy, it’s worth asking what’s actually being rewarded.

In a largely overlooked moment, President Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently began asking that same question about stock buybacks and corporate incentives. While both have pledged to do something about it, here’s why I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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CEOs’ Rx for Hurting Workers: Let Them Eat ETFs

Struggling to pay rent or cover a $400 emergency? Don’t worry — America’s CEOs say the solution is simple: just buy their stocks.

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UAW’s Socialist Ties to Zohran Mamdani

New York City just elected avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani—cheered on by the UAW, a union whose senior leadership includes a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. New Yorkers should take a hard look at UAW President Shawn Fain’s leadership and the company he keeps.

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GM’s Mary Barra Burned California and Canada

GM CEO Mary Barra betrayed both California and Canada. Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly agrees — and if Canada’s globalist prime minister, Mark Carney, knew his own country’s history better, he would too.

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NEW YORK - CIRCA MARCH 2016: worker at Starbucks Cafe. Starbucks Corporation is an American global coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington

Brian Niccol vs. Starbucks’ Militant Union Politics

Starbucks can’t seem to brew anything but trouble these days.

CEO Brian Niccol’s restructuring rollout was a mess — and Starbucks Workers United pushing its identity politics and disparaging Charlie Kirk in The New York Times isn’t good for business either.

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