How the Inspire Brands CEO Learned to Care About Company Culture
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those...
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Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Humanoid Robot Optimus, Says It Will Cost Less Than a Car
Mr. Musk first laid out the vision for the robot, called Optimus, a little more than a year ago at...
Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports
Exxon Mobil Corp. is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing...
Twitter Co-Founder Dorsey Tried to Smooth the Way for Musk, Agrawal, Messages Show
Twitter Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey tried to facilitate Elon Musk’s relationship with Twitter’s chief executive officer a day after the...
Unilever CEO to Retire Next Year After Rocky Tenure
LONDON— Unilever UL 1.03% PLC said Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of next year,...
Oracle’s Ellison’s Compensation Topped $130 Million Last Fiscal Year
Oracle Corp.’s ORCL -2.24% top executives are again among the highest-paid at big U.S. companies, thanks to a decision last...
World Bank’s David Malpass Says He Isn’t Resigning Amid Criticism of His Climate Views
WASHINGTON—World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he wasn’t resigning from his position amid calls from climate advocates for him...
Beyond Meat Executive Arrested After Allegedly Biting Man’s Nose in Fight
Beyond Meat Inc.’s BYND -6.04% chief operating officer was arrested in Arkansas over the weekend, after a physical altercation in...
Companies and Nonprofits Expand Efforts to Hire Veterans
Efforts to spur hiring of U.S. military veterans have ramped up in recent years. Many private-sector companies and nonprofits are...
What Good Leadership Looks Like Now vs. Pre-Covid
What a difference a pandemic makes. More than two years after the coronavirus began to roil the world, leaders of...
Twitter Investors Back Musk’s Takeover Bid After Whistleblower Testifies in Congress
WASHINGTON— Twitter Inc. TWTR 1.61% investors backed Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover that the billionaire is trying to abandon on...
Rent the Runway to Reduce Workforce as More Customers Pause Their Subscriptions
Rent the Runway Inc. RENT 10.04% said it would reduce its corporate workforce by 24%, primarily through layoffs, as the...
GE Chief Says Supply Chain Is a Daily Challenge
General Electric Co. GE 2.15% Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said that the company’s breakup plans are on track but...
Activist Investor Dan Loeb Backs Off Pushing Disney to Sell ESPN
Activist investor Dan Loeb signaled Sunday morning on Twitter that he is backing off his push to persuade Walt Disney...
How a CEO Rescued a Big Bet on Big Oil; ‘There Were a Lot of Doubters’
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 1.75% entered the thick of the pandemic among the worst prepared of its U.S. oil-and-gas peers....
Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan New CEO
Mr. Narasimhan, 55 years old, has served as chief executive of the maker of Lysol and Enfamil baby formula, U.K.-based...
Lysol Maker’s CEO Departs in Surprise Move
Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan, pictured speaking at last year’s COP26 climate talks, led the company for three years. Photo: Emily...
YouTube’s Top Business Executive Leaving Company
YouTube’s top business executive, who helped build the Google unit from an upstart into a video giant, is leaving the...
Federal Trade Commission Drops Mark Zuckerberg From Antitrust Lawsuit
Meta Platforms had asked the Federal Trade Commission to remove Mark Zuckerberg from a lawsuit filed to block it from...
Ben & Jerry’s Independent Directors Lose Request for Injunction Over Israel Business
A judge denied a court petition by Ben & Jerry’s independent board members that sought to stop parent Unilever UL...
