Finance
Snow White has made another appearance in the Epstein files.A June 2010 email contained in the latest tranche of documents released by the Justice Department shows the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asking an unidentified person to get a costume of the beloved Disney character.”i would love…
Times have been tough lately — and when I say “lately,” I mean roughly the past 35 years — for me and my fellow Jeffreys of the world.From the early 1990s infamy of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to the deplorable actions of Jeffrey Epstein, my first name has been dragged…
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said that CEOs are scared of talking about politics — and sick of yo-yoing between politicians to stay successful.Griffin said that the US government’s new style of direct engagement with corporate America is causing some business leaders to question whether their fortunes will change from one…
After a decade of ups and downs, Disney is picking a familiar, friendly face at the heart of its profit engine to lead the company into a new era.Disney’s board just tapped Parks boss Josh D’Amaro to take over for longtime CEO Bob Iger, starting on March 18. Iger, who…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rose Barboza, founder of Black Owned Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity.In the summer of 2020, I started a directory of Black-owned businesses in Maine. I was looking for a way to support the Black community for people…
A US Navy F-35 stealth fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday that was flying toward an American aircraft carrier with “unclear intent,” the US military told Business Insider.The incident, which occurred over the Arabian Sea, comes as the US has positioned nearly a dozen warships in the…
Bob Iger loves Disney even more than he loves being its CEO.That was the message from Disney board chairman James Gorman on Tuesday, as the company announced that Josh D’Amaro would succeed Iger in the CEO slot.Iger will step down on March 18, more than nine months before his contract…
A Canadian man got hundreds of free flights on multiple US carriers by allegedly posing as an off-duty airline pilot or flight attendant.Prosecutors say he never paid for the tickets, but experts warn the real concern isn’t the free rides — it’s the flawed security measures he exposed.A federal indictment…
My patient set down his knitting sticks, leaned over, and said in Spanish: “Wow. This went by fast.”I thought he meant the movie we were watching. Ciro Guerra’s “El abrazo de la serpiente.” “What do you mean?” I asked, answering in Spanish.”La vida,” he said. “Pasó volando.”He was a patient…
It’s official: Josh D’Amaro is Disney’s new top dog — or, in this case, mouse.D’Amaro, who oversees Disney’s parks as its experiences chairman, was just chosen to succeed Bob Iger as CEO. Iger is set to step down on March 18, paving the way for D’Amaro to take over.D’Amaro is…













