Warren Buffett dumped Bank of America stock, Bill Gates talked retirement, and Jamie Dimon is making a succession plan: Weekend leadership roundup
A collection of our best posts of the week in leadership
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Fresh off the blow of losing Taylor Swift’s highly coveted endorsement to Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump is entering his revenge era: the Republican candidate’s campaign is now advertising t-shirts inspired by the pop star’s tour merchandise.
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has sold billions worth of Bank of America (BAC) shares. Why the legendary investor is dumping the bank’s stock remains a mystery — even to CEO Brian Moynihan.
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When Taylor Swift announced her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, on Tuesday evening, the Democratic campaign was ready for it.
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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that his top priority is finding a successor.
“We all want to get that exactly right,” Dimon said at a conference in New York, Reuters reported.
Dimon has run JPMorgan Chase since 2006 and said he and his team spend a great deal of time thinking about what’s next. There are a number of “extremely” qualified candidates in the mix, he added.
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Former President Donald Trump claimed that after he survived an assassination attempt in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called him and said he would not vote for a Democrat in the 2024 election — a claim that Meta is contesting.
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Industry leader Anne Chow believes the lessons we learn as children can stick with us for a lifetime, often shaping our paths in ways we may only fully understand years later.
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Despite co-founding one of the most successful companies in the world, Bill Gates says he isn’t ready to stop working.
The Microsoft co-founder said he hopes to continue working like his friend and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, who still serves as chairman and chief executive of the firm he co-founded, Berkshire Hathaway, at the age of 94, in an interview with CNBC’s Make It.
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If you feel like it’s harder than ever to get a job, there’s some new data to back that up.
A new report from workplace software company Workday (WDAY) found that competition is growing in a variety of fields, including media, technology, and communications.