By Alexandra Alper and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online. Gavin Kliger lists his job on LinkedIn as “Special Advisor to the Director” at the Office […]
JPMorgan appoints co-heads of commercial banking Sable and Smith
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase appointed Matt Sable and Melissa Smith as co-heads of commercial banking, the largest U.S. lender said on Friday, as it continues to reorganize the unit. The move follows a broader leadership reshuffle last month in which Jennifer Piepszak was named as chief operating officer to succeed Daniel […]
Amazon cuts reference to diversity from annual report as Trump wages war on DEI
By Arriana McLymore (Reuters) -Amazon.com removed a reference to “inclusion and diversity” in its annual report filed on Thursday, after it told employees in a December memo that it was winding down its programs as part of corporate America’s broader retreat from such policies. Some of America’s biggest businesses have been scaling back diversity initiatives, […]
AmEx closed 30 accounts potentially tied to Iran’s government
(Reuters) -U.S. credit card giant American Express identified and closed 30 consumer accounts in 2024 that it said could have had ties to the Government of Iran. The accounts were only used for personal expenses, AmEx said in a regulatory filing on Friday. It also ended its relationship with a third-party ATM network provider, which […]