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Business Pants

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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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00:52:03

Boeing crash, Starbucks discovers people, Texas bans...

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2025/06/13

Story of the Week (DR):Boeing Crash in India Is First Fatal Incident Involving a 787 Jet: Tragedy threatens to throw plane maker’s fragile recovery into question MMBoeing stock slides after Air India 787 Dreamliner crashesAI Overviews hallucinates that Airbus, not Boeing, involved in fatal Air India crash One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just CrashedWhistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the

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00:27:53

Zaslav loses, Texas is put on Texas’s ESG ban list,...

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2025/06/10

DAMION1In our 'Glass Lewis complained that the gum-based equity should vest after being stuck to the bottom of his chair in 5 years and not 3 while ISS said, "shit, it just feels like it might be a lot of money probably"' headline of the week. Warner Discovery Shareholders Vote Against CEO David Zaslav’s PayIn our 'When 52% is way too wimpy and 54% is a step too far' headline of the week. Cement Industry Pledges 53% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050In our 'Immature college dropout

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00:59:21

BlackRock back in Texas, pride out everywhere,...

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2025/06/06

Story of the Week (DR):The Baby Billionaire Bromance is Over: Savannah Guthrie Says Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are 'Giving 7th Grade Girl' as President Says Tesla CEO 'Has Lost His Mind'"It's so confusing isn't it? So much going wrong, so much to say, and all of it happening so quickly. The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine.”BlackRock removed from Texas boycott list after quitting climate groupsIn a notable reversal,

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00:35:36

FTC advertiser war, defense is ESG at Allianz, yoga...

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2025/06/03

Securities body considers rollback of DEI and ESG goalsInternational Securities Services Association debates changes as political climate shifts under Trump 2.0.In the UK, both the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority have scrapped mandatory DEI rules in the financial sector, citing costs and the additional regulatory burden.F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott CollusionThe Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether roughly a dozen

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00:53:46

Musk is a fake, Boeing’s sweet deal, Tesla investors...

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2025/05/30

Story of the Week (DR):Boeing strikes $1.1 billion deal with Justice Department over deadly 737 Max crashes—and must pay $445 million to victims’ familiesBoeing will avoid a felony conviction by agreeing to pay over $1.1 billion, which includes a $243.6 million fine, $444.5 million to victims' families, and more than $455 million to enhance compliance, safety, and quality systems.The families were informed nearly a week after the DOJ said it had struck a tentative deal with Boeing that allows the

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00:57:31

Blame game: Tesla’s EU sales plunge, Pepsi climate...

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2025/05/27

DAMIONLet’s start with a softball: Tesla's Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition. Who Do You Blame?ElonLiberals Who Hate ElonTrump 2.0The Tesla board (I’m looking at you Robyn and Kimbal)Apathetic Tesla investorsNobody. Share price is king. MMISS backs Dynavax directors in board fight with Deep Track CapitalDeep Track Capital, which is Dynavax's second largest shareholder with a nearly 15% stake, is pushing on with a proxy fight and wants new directors to prioritize development

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01:05:23

Harvard directors on boards, Verizon trades DEI for...

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2025/05/23

Story of the Week (DR):Right wing faux populism:Josh Hawley blasts Allstate CEO for making $26M last year — while company can’t ‘afford’ to pay out claimsTrump Attacks Walmart, Tells Retailer to ‘Eat the Tariffs’ Instead of Raising PricesTesla CFO earns staggering $139M compensation packageVaibhav Taneja: Approximately 80% of Mr. Taneja’s equity award was granted as stock options and 20% of the award was granted as restricted stock units. Robyn Denholm member of Pay CommitteeIn 2024, Tesla

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00:48:53

Executives hate their boards, Musk out donations,...

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2025/05/20

The 5:5:5 Good Game of Stupid Edition: Normal/Trump/Funny (to me)Normal93% of U.S. Executives Desire Board Member ReplacementsIn a recent survey conducted by PwC and The Conference Board, a substantial majority of senior executives in the U.S. expressed a desire for changes within their company's board of directors.The study revealed that 93% of the 520 top managers surveyed want at least one board member replaced, marking a record high in the survey's five-year history.The findings highlight

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01:01:34

Sir Witty avoid fraud probe, the anti-woke think...

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2025/05/16

Story of the Week (DR):UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down for 'personal reasons' MM DRUnitedHealth Under Investigation: UnitedHealth Group is facing a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice for potential Medicare fraud related to its Medicare Advantage program. The company is also dealing with a civil fraud investigation and has suspended its 2025 financial forecast amid rising medical costs. CEO Andrew Witty resigned unexpectedly this week.Steve will receive a golden hello

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00:22:05

Andrew Witty gets paid, steps down, stays on, John R...

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2025/05/13

DAMION1In our 'That's cute, Sam, because I don't want my son to grow up in a world where college dropouts slowly replace human brain function with profit-driven AI' headline of the week. Sam Altman doesn't want his son to grow up with an AI best friendIn our 'In other news, Ikea will call its forthcoming store in Boston simply 'Ikea,' sources say' headline of the week. ESPN will call its forthcoming flagship streaming app simply 'ESPN,' sources sayIn our 'Ex-CBS Director O.J. Simpson not named

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00:55:28

Proxy firm fight at Harley, CEO Pope names, Zuck’s...

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2025/05/09

Story of the Week (DR):Berkshire board names Greg Abel as CEO, Buffett to remain chairWarren Buffett says he'll propose Greg Abel take over as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at year-endWarren Buffett makes surprise announcement: He's stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEOOpenAI backs off push to become for-profit companyIn a nutshell, with help from its chatbot: “OpenAI has restructured into a hybrid model with a nonprofit parent company, OpenAI Inc., and a for-profit subsidiary now called a Public Benefit

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00:57:47

Kohl’s romantic CEO, Meta’s pony tail fetish, CEO pay...

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2025/05/06

DAMION1Kohl’s CEO Fired for Funneling Business to Romantic Partner 10Kohl’s boss Ashley Buchanan tried to funnel business to a romantic partner and lost his job. It wasn’t the first time their personal and professional lives had crossed.Kohl’s fired Buchanan on Thursday after it discovered he had instructed the retailer to enter into a “highly unusual” business deal involving a woman with whom he has a romantic relationship, according to people familiar with the situation. The pair currently live

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00:45:07

Blame game: Amazon’s tariffs, ChatGPT’s personality,...

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2025/04/29

DAMION1White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.“This is hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” Leavitt asked.The Trump

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00:51:03

Business Roundtable wants to end shareholder...

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2025/04/25

Story of the Week (DR):CEOs to the rescue?Trio Of Top CEOs Warn Trump Tariffs Will Empty Store ShelvesDuring a private meeting in the Oval Office on Monday, the CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot reportedly told the president that supply chains could freeze and prompt stores’ shelves to go barren if he doesn’t rein in his sharp tariff plans, and meddles with the Federal Reserve.Target CEO Brian Cornell (25%): Mr. The Gay Pride Display Is Too Expensive Because THere are Too Many Colors

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01:12:36

ICYMI: Baby boys want all the energy and books,...

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2025/04/23

Tech Bro NonsenseFormer Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AIbillionaire tech tycoon and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt comments to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: "What we need from you is we need the energy in all forms, renewable, non-renewable, whatever. It needs to be there, and it needs to be there quickly.""Many people project demand for our industry will go from 3 percent to 99 percent of total generation... an

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00:39:49

Sam Altman says Miyazaki should get over it, AI vs...

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2025/04/16

Sam Altman says Miyazaki should get over it, AI vs A1, and Zuck testifies

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Adverbs are bad, tariffs are bigly, Enron’s desk gets...

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2025/04/07

Adverbs are bad, tariffs are bigly, Enron’s desk gets pardoned, cybertruck flipoff metrics

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01:03:15

CEO chokes, Trump’s tariff penguins, ESG needs a...

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2025/04/04

CEO chokes, Trump’s tariff penguins, ESG needs a spine, chicken nuggets, and Starbuck at Heritage

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00:51:33

France is for DEI, Primark CEO #MeToo, Tesla rage,...

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2025/04/01

France is for DEI, Primark CEO #MeToo, Tesla rage, Fink’s new-old letter, and Bill Burr needs a job at ISS

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00:59:06

Nikola investors lose, climate targets accelerate,...

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2025/03/28

Nikola investors lose, climate targets accelerate, oil execs buy Teslas, and ISS can’t find ANYTHING WRONG at BP

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