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Diane Brady

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sees ‘a scientific renaissance’ in the U.S. amid backdrop of political threats to the future of research

Also: 90% of earnings calls mention tariffs, China says there are no talks with Washington on trade.

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Sunrun CEO Mary Powell and the future of energy in the U.S.

Also: Tesla has a gloomy Q1, new allegations against Davos chief.

23.04.2025 10

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Trump’s attacks on Fed Chair Powell trigger ‘destruction of epic proportions’ in the markets

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22.04.2025 10

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Trump’s fight against the Fed

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18.04.2025 8

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How a warehouse innovator quietly built a corporate giant

The longtime Fortune 500 CEO credits his company's success to "cool insights, some dumb luck, and some decisions that were well thought through."

13.04.2025 10

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Trump’s trade war with China begins—and Apple, Tesla, and U.S. stocks are the first major casualties

Also: Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, Apple’s supply chain is trapped.

11.04.2025 20

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‘My head is spinning right now’: CEOs are reeling over the tariff chaos of the last few days

Also: No help for Apple, OpenAI countersues Elon Musk.

10.04.2025 20

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Liquidity crisis fear dominates the markets as bonds sell off

Also: Trump is losing the brosphere, Musk has gone to war against Navarro.

09.04.2025 10

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It’s chaos out there—and CEOs are staying off the radar while they shore up alliances with partners

Also: Global market crash continues, Warren Buffett’s uncannily well-timed investment moves.

07.04.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were worse than expected—sparking a global selloff

Also: Elon Musk denied he was leaving DOGE early, Google sued for discriminating against men.

03.04.2025 20

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Keeping employees engaged ‘isn’t about gimmicks, it’s about listening’

Also: Trump’s tariff announcement begins at 4 p.m. ET, TikTok’s fate will be decided today.

02.04.2025 10

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Canada’s Chrystia Freeland on preparing for the trade war with Trump

Also: White House leaks war plans on Signal, Samsung Co-CEO dies.

31.03.2025 2

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CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator on capital markets vs the media

Also: Markets tumble as tariff “Liberation Day” approaches, China’s AI edge.

31.03.2025 10

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‘We’re just hanging on for dear life’: How CEOs are navigating increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

Also: Putin unbothered by Trump’s push for Greenland, Musk responds to car tariffs.

29.03.2025 8

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The CEO of CoreWeave explains why they went public—And why they scaled back their initial offer

The much-anticipated debut is being seen as a litmus test for other AI companies. 

29.03.2025 4

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Elaine Chao on the Trump Administration: ‘What you all want is certainty and you’re not going to get it’

Also: Tesla bulls turn on Elon, Europe’s busiest airport was closed by a huge fire.

21.03.2025 10

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Mercedes-Benz CEO pushes for zero tariffs as Trump embarks on EU auto trade war

Mercedes urges the EU and U.S. to abolish car tariffs as Trump threatens new duties, warning that trade barriers could stifle growth.

20.03.2025 10

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‘Never check a bag, ever,’ says Booking CEO Glenn Fogel

Also: Fed keeps rates steady, Europe could fine Google 10% of its revenues.

20.03.2025 20

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CEOs say they are losing faith in Trump: ‘I don’t trust that what’s said today will be true tomorrow’

Also: The vision of Unilever’s new CEO, Meta accused of working with China on censorship.

12.03.2025 8

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Prologis CEO on the chaos and opportunity of tariffs: ‘I don’t like to make our money that way’

Also: Musk throws out blame for Tesla protests, SBF’s pardon chances are “near zero.”

12.03.2025 4

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The damage is real: Tariffs spur turmoil at home and abroad

Also: China threatens war(s), Deloitte to factor RTO into bonuses.

07.03.2025 10

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‘This game of chicken has to stop’

Also: Buffett and Bessent disagree on tariffs, Chipotle CEO will try not to increase prices after tariffs.

04.03.2025 10

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What Ukrainian CEOs are saying

Also: Wojcicki wants back in, Atlanta Fed predicts GDP contraction.

03.03.2025 10

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Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz: Why CEOs need ‘moral imagination’

Also: The “Trump Slump” has arrived, Tesla shareholders take aim at Musk.

28.02.2025 10

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Inside Nelson Peltz’s civil war at Unilever

Also: BP falls back in love with oil, an attempted coup at City Developments Limited.

27.02.2025 10

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Bayer CEO Bill Anderson’s war against bureaucracy

Also: Tesla shares fall as Q1 worries accrue, Jamie Dimon apologizes for cursing, not for DEI.

26.02.2025 10

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‘Bitcoin outperforms everything’: Michael Saylor of Strategy on the future of money

Also: Apple announces $500 billion investment, but UBS has doubts, a conversation with Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass.

25.02.2025 10

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Ditching DEI in name only

Also: Shareholder activist on DEI rollbacks, Nvidia CEO thinks investors panicked over DeepSeek.

24.02.2025 10

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What if AI creates more jobs than it destroys?

Also: Experts doubt Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough, Palantir slumps on Pentagon cuts plan.

21.02.2025 30

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CEOs unhappy with Trump on Ukraine

Also: Ford cuts manager bonuses, Is Ackman the new Buffett?

20.02.2025 20

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Raising kids as a billionaire

Also: OpenAI reportedly considers changes to non-profit arm, Gates takes on DOGE.

20.02.2025 4

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Inside CEOs’ Trump tariff war rooms

Also: MicroStrategy’s market value defies logic, Ackman causes Uber stock jump.

10.02.2025 10

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The CEOs who spend $8 million on a Super Bowl ad

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07.02.2025 2

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Cloudera’s CEO on Gen-Z and remote work: ‘You effectively become a faceless factor of production’

Also: Tesla and Apple see worst of tariff concerns, Cloudflare CEO’s mission to hold AI accountable.

05.02.2025 10

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Glassdoor CEO: The workers are talking about you (whether you like it or not!)

Also: In conversation with the BlackRock COO, Warren’s Musk warning.

04.02.2025 10

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says a fear of missing out keeps him engaged in the AI race

"We don’t want to miss this next decade.”

31.01.2025 6

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Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on leading during the LA wildfires: ‘People think you’re a saint just for picking up the telephone’

Also: This year’s most admired companies, More effects and insights from DeepSeek.

29.01.2025 10

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Why retired CEOs keep coming back

Also: Wall Street: Trump’s rate cut demands are unlikely, Trump shrugs off Musk’s Stargate criticism.

27.01.2025 10

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In Davos: Trump makes threats and promises on oil, Russia, and ‘debanking’

Also: The state of shortselling, Nike’s new leader, Trump accuses BofA of debanking conservatives.

24.01.2025 10

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It’s ‘Trump Day’ in Davos

Also: Nicolai Tangen says sell U.S. tech stocks, Nadella wades into Musk v Altman fight.

23.01.2025 10

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Warren Buffett’s biggest bet: His successor, Greg Abel

Also: Trump’s memecoin raises concerns, stock market winners and losers under Trump.

22.01.2025 20

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The state of moral leadership among CEOs

Also: Goldman Sachs CEO says AI can complete 95% of an IPO prospectus, GM can no longer sell customer data.

20.01.2025 10

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Global study shows majority of 18-34 year olds support using violence and disinformation to drive change

The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer signals a shift from fear to grievance.

19.01.2025 10

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Why billionaire Brad Jacobs loves going public 

Also: Citigroup posts better-than-expected earnings, UnitedHealth's first earnings call since Brian Thompson’s murder.

17.01.2025 7

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Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good’s advice to her younger self

Also: Volkswagen and Porsche CEO struggles to juggle both roles, More Meta cuts on the way.

16.01.2025 10

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Canada CEOs scolded in spat with Trump Administration: ‘You’re not serious people’

Also: SEC sues Elon over Twitter stock purchases, JPMorgan employees consider unionizing.

15.01.2025 20

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This $5.6 billion Google AI spinoff invents new products from numerical data

Also: Nvidia spares no words for Biden, BofA CEO shuns risk.

14.01.2025 20

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‘Woefully out of touch with the market’

Also: Dimon offers new outlook on his future, Zuckerberg slams Apple.

13.01.2025 7

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Lamborghini shows no urgency to make electric cars despite market push—breaks all-time sales record

Lamborghini sold 10,687 cars last year, a rise of six percent on 2023, which was itself a record year.

10.01.2025 10

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The end of climate stability is the end of the insurance market

Also: Tesla board must return compensation, Quantum computing stocks take big hit.

10.01.2025 10

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