Tag: corporate crime

The $300 Million Sneaker King Comes Undone

The $300 Million Sneaker King Comes Undone

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) Self-described sneakerheads bidding up prices for limited-edition kicks sold online have created profits for tens of thousands of entrepreneurial kids and adults. In nine years, Michael Malekzadeh outpaced the crowd to become an American sneaker celebrity. He made more than $300 million in the sneaker resale market, where scarcity […]

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Google Case Before High Court Could Reshape Internet Economy

Google Case Before High Court Could Reshape Internet Economy

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—The liability shield and other legal protections that fueled the fortunes of Google, Facebook META 1.29% and other internet giants are facing a long-anticipated day of reckoning—but it is the Supreme Court, and not Congress, that will be calling the shots.   That has the tech industry worried that an unfavorable ruling by the high […]

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Justice Department Probes How Poultry Companies Pay Farmers

Justice Department Probes How Poultry Companies Pay Farmers

[ad_1] The Justice Department is investigating how poultry companies pay their chicken farmers, the latest move by the government to clamp down on an industry payment system that has been criticized by some farmers. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. PPC 1.85% the second-largest U.S. poultry processor by sales volume, said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that […]

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