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The week the CEOs got smacked
As highlighted this week with platitudes from the departing chief executives of WeWork, eBay and Volkswagen, idealism and high-mindedness does not protect companies from the harsh realities of running a business
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Forever 21, fast-fashion pioneer, to file for bankruptcy
A sign of the shifting tastes of young consumers, the family held company capped months of speculation with the announcement on Sunday night
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Sports (Slow but steady rise of Karnataka’s women's football team), Economy (Alan Greenspan’s unique theory), History (Lost in transition), Statistics (Why you shouldn’t believe in headline numbers), Leadership (Lessons from the wild) and Environment (How financial institutions are adding to the global warming)
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Utkarsh Ambudkar finally gets his broadway shot in 'Freestyle Love Supreme'
Ambudkar has been onstage since a wrist injury in high school derailed him from playing basketball. He grew up outside Baltimore, where his biochemist parents settled after emigrating from India in the 1980s. After struggles with alcohol addiction, he has finally made it to Broadway
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How Cobie Smulders met her new role
Smulders—who recently ended two seasons of Netflix's "Friends From College" after nine on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" and a recurring role as Maria Hill in a string of Marvel movies—wasn't even shopping for a series when "Stumptown" came her way
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Obesity: Increasing vulnerability for hypertension
Primary hypertension is consistently gaining prevalence in association with obesity, says Dr Amrita Ghosh
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SoftBank bet billions on disruptive companies. Many have not paid off
In what may be a reckoning for Masayoshi Son, Wall Street has started running from companies backed by SoftBank and its Vision Fund. The CEO of WeWork stepped down this week; Uber's stock has fallen nearly 30% from its May IPO price; and shares in Slack have tumbled more than 40% from their first day of trading in June
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Facebook tests hiding 'Likes' on social media posts
On Thursday, the social network said it was starting a test in Australia, where people's Likes, video view counts and other measurements of posts would become private to other users, after activists have advocated that the metrics have a negative impact on self-esteem
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How PayPal aims to grow market share in India
US-headquartered PayPal is banking on technological innovations and the growing popularity of digital payments in the country
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Sometimes, recession is good: John Forrester
Why Forrester, Cushman and Wakefield's global president, is bullish on India
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Juul replaces its CEO with a tobacco executive
After frantic days of internal meetings, the vaping company announced that its current chief executive, Kevin Burns, would be replaced by K.C. Crosthwaite—a top official at Altria, the cigarette giant that bought a 35 percent share in Juul for $12.8 billion in December