The investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) was disclosed by Barclays in early 2020 and focused on how Staley had characterized the relationship to his employer. Barclays and Staley were made aware on Friday evening by the FCA and the […]
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Microsoft CEO warns ‘people will vote with their feet’ when it comes to return-to-work policies
This week, Google (GOOG), Facebook (FB) and other companies took a firm stance on vaccine mandates, requiring all US employees to be vaccinated before returning to the office. But one tech giant, Microsoft, is taking a much less stringent approach — at least for now. “There will be some combination […]
Japan’s Suntory CEO says economic losses from no-fan Tokyo Olympics will be ‘enormous’
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami told CNN Business on Monday that his company decided against being a sponsor of the upcoming Tokyo Games, saying it was “too expensive.” “We thought of being an Olympic partner … but the economics didn’t match up,” said the chief of the Japanese beverage giant, which […]
Burberry shares tumble as CEO Marco Gobbetti leaves to join Salvatore Ferragamo
Burberry (BBRYF) announced Gobbetti’s resignation in a statement on Monday, sending the company’s share price as much as 8% lower in London. The stock was last trading 7% below its Friday close. “Marco, who has led the transformation of Burberry’s brand and business, will be stepping down after nearly five […]
Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is photographed in Seattle in 2017. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Bezos is seen in 1996, a year after he started Amazon.com. At the time it was just an online bookseller. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Bezos and Sotheby’s president and CEO […]
DTW Podcast: CEO Johnson on entrepreneurship, upcoming MedtechColor Pitch Contest; Krum handicaps medtech Q4
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Angelique Johnson, CEO of MEMstim, shares her “accidental entrepreneur” story and how it has enabled her the help others pursuing the same dream. Also, Johnson, co-founder of MedtechColor, an organization seeking to further the advancement of people of color in the medical […]
Livingston Entrepreneurship Students Learn Firsthand Lessons From Billionaire CEO
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Juniors and seniors in Livingston High School (LHS) business teacher Maggie Wohltmann’s entrepreneurship class and members of the LHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) leadership board recently participated in a Dreamwakers Flash Chat with Jeff Hoffman, who is best known as the founder of the Priceline.com […]