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The "tyrannical" nature of companies and how we can change them

by David Brancaccio
Sep 15, 2017
(Even if you love your boss.)
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Being Uber's new CEO is like climbing corporate Mt. Everest

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Aug 28, 2017
The name to know today in corporate America is Dara Khosrowshahi. At the moment, he’s the CEO of the travel website Expedia. Khosrowshahi was on the Corner Office podcast in March about what it was like to lead a travel company under the cloud of the president’s travel ban last spring. But now he’s been […]
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The CEO advisory council broke up with President Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 16, 2017
And then he broke up with them.
President Trump fields questions from reporters about his comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, yesterday at Trump Tower in New York City. With him, from left, are Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 21, 2017
Under Kalanick, the company developed a reputation for aggressiveness.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks onstage during an event at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in San Francisco, California last October.
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7 tips for solving your airline customer service problems

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 2, 2017
Travel aficionado Mark Orlowski shares advice on how to make traveling just a bit more smooth.
Travelers wait in long lines to speak with airline ticket agents in the United terminal at San Francisco International Airport.
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Why hiring a new CEO can be really difficult

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 24, 2017
The world’s biggest entertainment company is taking a little more time to choose a new CEO. Disney announced it will extend the contract for CEO Robert Iger for another year, until 2019. This is the third time Disney has extended Iger’s contract. He was originally supposed to retire in 2015, but Disney keeps convincing him […]
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What Trump's border tax could mean for retail companies like Target

by Annie Baxter
Feb 15, 2017
Chief executives of some of America’s largest retailers will meet with President Donald Trump today to talk about job creation and the economy. They’re also bending the ears of members of Congress to express opposition to a possible border adjustment tax, which is part of a House Republican blueprint for tax reform. The proposal would, […]
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Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to resign next year

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 9, 2016
He steps down in the face of declining soda sales, but will remain in the company as chairman.
 Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent speaks on stage during a summit in New York last year.
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Is Wells Fargo digging itself into a PR hole?

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 21, 2016
Senators want to see some higher-ups go down after the company's false account scandal.
John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 
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Delta Air Lines CEO talks power outages, TSA lines and 'being Delta'

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 30, 2016
Ed Bastian took over Delta's corner office earlier this year. He's already had his hands full.
Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines.
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