Category Archives: Business

Racist Ad From VW: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

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Another company has done something to offend a lot of people and, again, I don’t know how this keeps happening. This time it’s VW. The car giant Volkswagen has apologised for a ‘tasteless’ advert that appeared on social media following an online backlash that slammed its ‘racist’ undertones. The ten-second advert posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a giant white

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HB2 cost NC a lot more than $3.76B

The AP says the “bathroom bill” cost North Carolina $3.76 billion. The real damage is likely much, much higher. The AP yesterday released an analysis indicating that reaction to North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 – the “bathroom bill” – cost the state a staggering $3.76 billion in lost business, projected over 12 years. That’s a remarkable hit to economy, but as I

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Uber “Greyball” scandal: it’s time to consider the death penalty for corporations

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Uber says they’ll stop using Greyball. But this is only the latest outrage from America’s most incorrigibly corrupt business. Time to#DeleteUBER. As in, delete the company. Permanently. You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one The American corporation exists for one purpose: to “maximize shareholder value.” Thanks to a variety of factors, including a Supreme Court decision that

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Four charts that prove Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has no idea what he's talking about

Kevin Plank is a successful businessman with strong opinions. The data, though, suggests he places ideology above facts. If you’re a huge sports merchandise brand, you never want your marquee superstar endorser going after you in the press. But that’s what happened this week when Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told CNBC that “[t]o have such a pro-business president is something

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