This behemoth conglomerate might just be too monstrous for its own good.
corporate governance
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AFL-CIO Report: Is DOGE’s Antonio Gracias Mishandling Retiree Investments?
Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.
Posted inTransportation
FAA Warns Boeing 787 Radio Can Cut Off Air Traffic Radio Without Notice
Engineering problems have plagued the airplane manufacturer in recent years.
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Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market
The chief regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is now also the board chair of both companies. What’s the long game here?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Are Delaware Democrats Trying to Give Elon Musk $55 Billion?
There are more important things than the state’s corporate franchise fees.
Posted inEducation in America
Universities and the Coming Storm
It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.
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A Ponzi Scheme of Promises
Five years after the Business Roundtable ‘redefined’ the purpose of the corporation, has anything changed?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
CEO Compensation Skyrockets While Workers’ Pay Barely Keeps Up
Executive total compensation surged nearly 13% in 2023, outpacing both inflation and worker pay increases.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk and the Decline of Tesla
The megalomaniac CEO extracted $48 billion from his shareholders. But the company’s future does not look good.
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Elon Musk Wants $50 Billion or He’ll Walk
Today on TAP: Unless Tesla shareholders grant him this tidy bonus, he’s threatened to take his marbles elsewhere.