Ceos

• Privileges worden aangezien voor competentie, aangezien uit onderzoek blijkt dat er geen bewijs is dat bedrijven die worden geleid door staatsopgeleide collega's slechter presteren. • Chief executives die naar een privéschool gingen, worden door investeerders als een “veiligere keuze” beschouwd, ondanks dat er geen bewijs is dat zij anders presteren of zich anders gedragen dan hun staatsopgeleide tegenhangers. • Bedrijven die worden geleid door privéopgeleide bazen hebben de neiging een lagere volatiliteit op de aandelenmarkt te ervaren, hoewel het onderzoek van de University of Surrey geen significante verschillen vond in hun prestaties, besluitvorming of crisisbeheersing. Lees verder...

Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025The US’s top utilities’ CEOs enjoyed a 16% pay raise last year – to an average of $12.3m – even as consumers shoulder the pain from high bills spurred by continuing inflation, the Iran war and datacenter growth, a new review of industry financial documents shows.Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions since 2021, and, nationwide, utilities shut off power to customers 13m times last year, federal data shows. Continue reading...

Nearly month-long funding lapse has disrupted US air travel and caused long wait times amid security officers’ absencesThe CEOs of major US airlines urged Congress on Sunday to move quickly to end a 29-day partial government shutdown that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to work without pay, warning it could further disrupt US air travel.Absences by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers had already disrupted travel at some major airports over the previous week, raising alarm as the busy spring break travel season continues. Continue reading...