American companies eschewing diversity in the boardroom risk “committing corporate suicide,” Starbucks Corp.’s Mellody Hobson said, about a month after taking over as board chair at the coffee giant. “You can’t be a leading company in the world and not have a diverse board or have a real agenda around
Some of Donald Trump’s most fervent congressional allies are turning to a favorite tool of the former president: threatening antitrust action against American companies that cross them politically on voting rights or other controversial issues. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri last week fired what he called
Republicans need a new boogeyman to motivate their voters for the midterms, and companies taking sides on social issues could be just the ticket. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell's statement on Monday threatening corporations who get involved in political issues like Georgia's recently-passed election law rings a bit
A new passion for life on the road, awakened by the pandemic, can help Americans get to know one another. As recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continues, Bloomberg Opinion is running a series of columns looking at crisis-inspired innovations that promise better living over the
Who is Robert Sawyer? I am a proud father of two, husband of 26 years, 20 year Marine veteran and Partner at a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, advisory, technology, and managed services. Tell us more about your role in Sikich? As a Partner, I
Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter U.S. trade dispute, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermining intellectual property rights or dealing a politically toxic blow to his climate agenda. SK Innovation Co. agreed to pay 2 trillion won ($1.8
Who is Ron Jones Jr? To put simply I am a creative and a leader. A little background about myself: I’m from NY and moved to Georgia when I was 11. Played college basketball my freshman year and then transferred to KSU and started my own
Who is Julien Nadaud? I like to see myself as a passionate innovator looking to create disrupting products that are helping as many people as possible in their everyday job. This is why I have always enjoyed not only the research and development, but also the
Pressure is mounting on two South Korean companies that are the world’s largest manufacturers of electric-vehicle batteries to ensure their U.S. legal dispute -- which has wound its way to the White House --doesn’t disrupt automaker plans to electrify their fleets. SK Innovation Co. is facing a
Hopes for the flying car soared in January, when one manufacturer, Woburn, Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, attained a long-awaited industry first: a Federal Aviation Authority airworthiness certificate for its Transition, a “roadable aircraft” — a winged, gas-powered, wheeled vehicle that can be both driven and flown. Suddenly the aerial sedan, first popularized in the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, needed
