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WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

We hate to see any IPO go bust, as WeWork’s did in spectacular fashion back in 2019. But look, we can’t lie either. Anytime the financial story of the year is driven by a securities filing – in this case, WeWork’s famously colorful S1 – it’...

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Banks and Shareholders at Odds Over Racial Equity Audits

Banks and Shareholders at Odds Over Racial Equity Audits

Banks and Shareholders at Odds Over Racial Equity Audits

Last year, the consultants at McKinsey & Company set out to study racial equity in the financial sector. The firm’s report concluded that the industry gets dramatically whiter the further you go up the corporate ladder. McKinsey’s resea...

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Banks like Citigroup Push for a Return to the Office

Banks Push for a Return to the Office

Banks like Citigroup Push for a Return to the Office

The Covid-19 pandemic was supposed to revolutionize the modern workplace. Companies were going to reimagine what constituted “the office” and take a whole new approach to work-life balance. But apparently, the finance sector missed the memo...

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Companies Caught in the Middle of U.S.-China Rivalry: Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Companies Caught in the Middle of U.S.-China Rivalry

Companies Caught in the Middle of U.S.-China Rivalry: Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

If you thought a change in presidential administrations might ease tensions between China and the United States, think again. When representatives of the rival nations gathered earlier this month in Alaska for their first formal meetings si...

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Reg FD Comes for AT&T

Reg FD Comes for AT&T

Reg FD Comes for AT&T

The latest TV advertising campaign for AT&T features two men – an existing subscriber and a new customer – squaring off in one of the company’s stores. They’re jockeying to get the best offer on a smartphone, but the punchline is that t...

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