‘Woke’ Harley-Davidson CEO destroyed biker ‘brotherhood,’ fans say
Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz was Germany’s fresh-faced corporate wunderkind when he took over Puma in the 1990s. Lately, he’s faced questions and concern from bikers and woke-exhausted consumers in the United States. …
Historic Gleason’s Gym honored with street co-naming in Dumbo • Brooklyn Paper
Bruce Silverglade (far left) and boxing champs pose for a photo after the unveiling of ‘Gleason’s Gym Way’ in Dumbo. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper…
Disney tasks Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman to lead CEO search
Walt Disney on Wednesday named board member and Morgan Stanley executive chairman James Gorman to chair its succession planning committee, which is looking for the next chief executive officer. Disney won a months-long proxy…
Edgar Bronfman submits roughly $4.3B rival bid for Paramount Global
Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Monday submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns…
7-Eleven’s Japanese Owner Gets a Buyout Offer From a Canadian Rival
Japanese company Seven & I operates around 13,000 7 Eleven convenience stores in the U.S. Stanislav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In a deal that could mark the largest-ever foreign takeover…
Target: Skeptical of the Walmart-driven rally (NYSE:TGT)
nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images Walmart’s (WMT) earnings seemed to defy most skeptics of the economy. Contrary to many expectations, Walmart topped Q2 estimates and raised its FY25 outlook. Its net…
Exclusive | ‘Hypocritical’ NYC union wants to ban hotel outsourcing –
A powerful city union that is pushing legislation to ban Big Apple hotels from contracting out certain front-line jobs outsources work all the time to manage its Manhattan headquarters —…
Democrats on defensive after Kamala Harris’s economic plans poorly received
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Democrats rushed to defend Kamala Harris’s newly…
Harris’ price control ‘Kamanomics’ plan risks scaring away Wall Street donors on the fence
Now that Kamala Harris is leading in presidential polling, one of the big questions on Wall Street and corporate America involves her economic agenda: Will it be a carbon copy…
Israeli air strike kills 10 in Lebanon
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An Israeli air strike in Lebanon killed 10 people on…