Richard H. Clarida, the departing vice chair of the Federal Reserve, failed to initially disclose the extent of a financial transaction he made in early 2020 as the Fed was […]
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Back to news homeBritney Spears Felt Trapped. Her Business Manager Benefited.
In early 2008, a small-time Tennessee company with big-time aspirations made a loan to Britney Spears’s father, who for years had struggled financially.Less than a month later — after consulting […]
How Chemours and DuPont Avoid Paying for PFAS Pollution
A Blame-Shifting ExerciseThe transactions that created Chemours and reinvented DuPont laid the groundwork for a blame-shifting exercise that has made it difficult for regulators and others to hold anyone accountable […]
How a High-Ranking Nissan Executive Escaped His Own Trap
The matter weighed on him. In 2010, Mr. Kelly instructed Mr. Nada to begin the first of a series of secret plans intended to increase Mr. Ghosn’s benefits and compensation, […]
Time to Take a Pledge: No Stocks if You’re a Member of Congress
The nation’s balance of power is at stake as both senators from Georgia face runoff elections in early January. The campaigns have been bitter, and they stand to get more […]