JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday Chief Executive Jamie Dimon never had discussions with Jes Staley, a former top executive at the bank, about the lender’s business with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There is no evidence that any such communications ever occurred — nothing in the voluminous number of documents reviewed and nothing in the nearly dozen depositions … Read more
A three-year-old video showing Chick-fil-A’s boss shining the shoes of a black man during a plea for white people to fight racial injustice resurfaced this week amid a push by outraged conservatives to boycott the fast-food chain over its hiring of a diversity officer. Dan Cathy, the son of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, got … Read more
Target’s stock has lost a whopping $12.7 billion over the past two weeks, hitting its lowest levels in nearly three years as the “cheap chic” discount retailer continues to face backlash over LGBTQ-friendly kids clothing. Shares of the embattled chain were off 0.3% at $133.42 in early Wednesday trades after dropping for eight straight sessions … Read more
France’s finance minister has published a shockingly risqué novel — complete with explicit sex scenes — even as the country faces dire economic woes. Bruno Le Maire’s 471-page novel “Fugue Américaine” from publishing house Gallimard hit bookstores late last month. The story takes place in 1949, and is told through the eyes of brothers Franz … Read more
A Fidelity fund has marked down the value of its stake in Twitter for the third time since Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social media platform in October, a monthly disclosure by the investment firm showed on Sunday. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund’s stake in Twitter, which now exists under Musk’s X Holdings … Read more
Dina Powell McCormick, one of the most powerful women on Wall Street, will leave Goldman Sachs for a newly created role at a merchant bank run by the investment firm’s former partners. Powell McCormick, 49, will join investment and advisory firm BDT & MSD run by Gregg Lemkau — once thought to be a contender … Read more
Conservative critics are once again slamming Disney for shoving “woke” agendas down the throats of children — this time by allowing an apparently male employee to wear a costume dress and makeup. A viral video — that’s racked up nearly 7 million views on TikTok — shows the mustachioed Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice welcoming a young … Read more
Check, please! Sick restaurant employees were responsible for about 40% of food poisoning outbreaks with known causes between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials announced on Tuesday. Of the 800 outbreaks reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 875 restaurants during the span, norovirus and salmonella were the most common causes, officials … Read more
Chick-fil-A, the chicken sandwich chain long beloved by conservatives for its longstanding opposition to same-sex marriage, is now sparking boycott calls after announcing that it has hired an executive in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion. The Atlanta-based company announced on Tuesday that it was naming Erick McReynolds to the post of vice president of … Read more
These dual fish tales aren’t letting either party off the hook. The owners of a Canadian sushi restaurant say they’ve been subjected to “racially motivated harassment” after a woman went viral by accusing the establishment of degrading her for ordering “too much food.” Cassandra Mauro, 25, dined at Paper Crane Sushi Bar & Bistro in … Read more