To fight Apple’s and Google’s grip, Fortnite creator mounts a crusade
The mission by Tim Sweeney, CEO of video game maker Epic Games, to rein in the power of the big tech companies has reached a...
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Iconic singer hopes to close financing gap for African women
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The insect-eaten money fluttered in pieces to the floor. For global music star Angelique Kidjo, that image of her grandmother having to...
New McDonald’s CEO has tense relationship with franchisees
The new chief executive officer of McDonald's is a Harvard University MBA who played a critical role in the revamp of the fast-food chain that...
One family built Forever 21, and fueled its collapse
The chain's bankruptcy filing provides a rare glimpse inside a retailer that has been intensely secretive and privately held for decades.
For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business VIEW
The Iraqi-American started Huda Beauty with her two sisters in 2013, according to Forbes, which this year ranked her 36th in net worth among "America's...
BP’s new CEO needs to steer company through world wary of oil
Bernard Looney, who frequently holds town halls and runs an online discussion forum, sees these as key to keeping BP relevant in a world where...
Chase Koch bets on tech to turn family’s industrial giant toward the future
It’s not quite what you’d expect from a Koch. Certainly not before the gray-haired Rotary Club in Wichita, Kansas. But there was Chase Koch, scion...
After years of battle, Shari Redstone runs an empire of her own with $11.7B merger of CBS and Viacom
While women increasingly are overseeing media companies, none chairs one as big as the rejoined CBS and Viacom, whose combined sales last year were $27.4...
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