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Whether you love business news or feel like you’re supposed to know it but hate it, Business Pants is business news for humans. Snarky and irreverent, deeply researched and factual, a podcast devoted to market quirks and the humans that make up companies. Investing isn’t a what, it’s a who.
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SpaceX fetish IPO, Trump’s Chinese phone, beef vs. Ebola, AI religious exemption
Story of the Week (DR):SuperBroIpoDystopia: Some key facts: MMa record-breaking $135 per share with$1.8T valuationTo make that math make sense, analysts estimate the company needs to grow its sales…
BLAME: Carnival data breach, Danone methane reduction, GM loses a director
DAMIONCarnival Corporation's data breach exposed personal data of nearly 6 million customers: An April social engineering attack on an employee account compromised names, dates of birth, and…
BP’s bully pulpit, index funds hate your rights, Dell buys a contract, and baby name lies
Story of the Week (DR):BP ousts chair over ‘serious’ governance, oversight concerns MMThe board said the decision was unanimous. In a statement, Amanda Blanc, BP's senior independent director,…
Bezos spouts, CEOs hate employees, SpaceX IPO gaslights
ESG StuffBP removes chairman Albert Manifold over governance issues 9The board said the decision was unanimous. In a statement, Amanda Blanc, BP's senior independent director, described the board as…
GOOD GAME: Booing AI, Musk loses, BYD and public transit win, empty Waymos
The Good GameFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI And yet: College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them…
Companies kill benefits, activist wants manly Victoria’s Secret, Buffett turns off the lights
Story of the Week (DR):Trump is bringing Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and a dozen other CEOs to Beijing for his Xi summitTechnology & AIElon Musk – CEO, Tesla and SpaceXTim Cook – CEO, AppleJensen Huang…
BLAME: Coinbase’s AI job cuts, Starbucks’ $10 “affordable” coffee, Bezos at the Met
DRCoinbase cuts headcount by 14% citing AI acceleration. The shares are gainingCoinbase cuts headcount by 14% citing AI acceleration WHO DO YOU BLAME?Cofounder/CEO/Chair Brian Armstrong: 49.6% voting…
CEOs silent millions, DEI dies, Altman’s sorry, Gorman’s Disney problem, Chip Wilson won’t leave
Story of the Week (DR):Happy (?) May Day MMMay Day 2026: Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025Rivian Sold 42,247 Cars And Paid Its CEO [RJ Scaringe] $403 Million, Or 15 Jim…
IN OR OUT: New Rexnord and AIG CEOs, Dana White, Autodesk board refresh, Spirit Airlines
Regal Renord [sic] Corporation Names Aamir Paul As New CEOIN: Louis Pinkham (24%) will also resign from the Board of Directors effective on his last day as CEO. ININ: Because of Chair Rakesh Sachdev…
CEO turnover boom, Texas rejection, and white guy leadership victimhood (man feelings)
Story of the Week (DR):Apple names John Ternus as CEO to replace Tim Cook, who will become chairmanApple CEO Tim Cook is stepping downMeet John Ternus, the 51-year-old former swimming champ who will…
Tim Cook steps over, Swiss envy Singapore, Ford’s EV oops, and the corporate groin
DR1In our 'And in the biggest leadership transition of 2026' headline of the week. RPM Announces Appointment of Thomas C. Gentile, III to Board of Directors*************** In our 'When we told…
Allbirds’ pivot, Illinois’ AI law allows nuclear war, Amazon’s dead worker, Reed Hastings steps off
Story of the Week (DR):Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I. MMAfter selling its business for $39 million last month, the company said it planned to buy powerful computer chips…
BLAME GAME: Microsoft carbon fails, Booking.com hack, Amazon + OpenAI love, Sheriff and Feeler
DAMIONBooking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data: WHO DO YOU BLAME?CEO Glenn D. Fogel (2017-); no background in techCybersecurity Subcommittee (Chair) Larry Quinlan MMGlobal Chief…
Sam Altman the sociopath, reasons for hope, McD’s CEO says it’s mom’s fault, and men failing up
Story of the Week (DR):Jeff Shell, president and board director at Paramount Skydance, is stepping down after allegations of SEC violationsShell came under scrutiny after gambler and whistleblower…
GOOD GAME: Activist takes our advice, EPA vs. microplastics, UA union deal, endless shrimp
The Good GameActivist investor seeks to oust Americold Chair Mark Patterson over “problematic boardroom behavior”Activist investor Sieve Capital is pushing Americold Realty Trust to remove board…
Oracle’s bloodbath, Musk’s SpaceX, company “overstaff” gaslight, Jamie Dimon says
Story of the Week (DR):Elon Musk's SpaceX set to go public in $1 trillion share listingElon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the…
QUIZ: Air Canada’s CEO step down, Xerox governance, and Starbuck’s investors hate sugar
Air Canada CEO [Michael Rousseau] to step down in 2026 amid recent controversy over French-language skillsThe Board of Directors of Air Canada has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer…
Meta is tobacco, Trump loves French oil, FedEx’s fake tariffs, “blame AI” CEOs, Larry Fink’s anxietywash
Story of the Week (DR):Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case: A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her…
BAD GAME: Zuck’s AI CEO, Larry Fink worries about capitalism, Grab’s double extra vote shares
Trump despises wind farms so much he’s paying a French energy giant $1 billion to stop building them and invest in natural gas insteadTotalEnergies says it will instead invest in the development of…
Return of the OG toxic bros, board pay security blankets, airlines whine, and wishing for EVs
Story of the Week (DR):The dangers of not pouring water over your dropped out campfire:Travis Kalanick sees benefits of being in stealth mode for 8 years. ‘You build a culture of people that want to…
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