Latest from Todd C. Frankel
How Peloton backed down and agreed to recall treadmills tied to one death, many injuries
In a stunning reversal after fighting regulators, Peloton agrees to voluntarily stop selling its Tread Plus.
- May 5, 2021
How two Black CEOs got corporate America to pay attention to voting rights
Ken Chenault, the former head of American Express, and Ken Frazier, head of Merck, helped lead the campaign to get companies involved.
- May 4, 2021
As stock slides, treadmill accidents pit Peloton against safety regulators
Peloton’s Tread+ treadmill has been tied to 39 incidents involving children, objects and one pet being trapped under the machine.
- Apr 19, 2021
Peloton fights federal safety recall after its treadmills left one child dead, others injured
The previously undisclosed dispute between the nation’s product safety regulator and Peloton — a $34 billion company — has so far taken place outside public view.
- Apr 17, 2021
Mounting corporate opposition to proposed voting restrictions tests long-standing alliance with GOP
Hundreds of major companies and corporate leaders signed a statement released today that opposes laws that restrict voting rights, the latest step in an escalating battle over election laws being debated nationwide.
- Apr 14, 2021
More than 100 corporate executives hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial voting bills
Executives from major airlines, retailers and manufacturers – plus at least one NFL owner – talked about potential ways to show they opposed the controversial legislation, including by halting donations to politicians who support the bills and even delaying investments in states that pass the restrictive measures
- Apr 11, 2021
Republicans ramp up attacks on corporations over Georgia voting law, threaten ‘consequences’
The acrimony between Republicans and large companies over Georgia underscores the party’s increasingly fraying relationship with corporate America over social and cultural issues as GOP leaders grapple with the direction of the party after the 2020 election.
- Apr 5, 2021
The ‘brown gold’ that falls from pine trees in North Carolina
The dropped needles of longleaf pine trees are so sought-after and in such high demand that a lucrative multi-million dollar business has grown up around raking, baling and selling them to landscapers and homeowners as mulch. Some even call it “brown gold.” That’s why North Carolina made it a felony to steal pine needles.
- Mar 31, 2021
How fear and shootings drive business for the gun industry
Ruger chief executive Chris Killoy called the company's recent sales boom “historic” and “ferocious” in an earnings call with investors on Feb. 18. One month later, the alleged Boulder shooter purchased a Ruger assault pistol.
- Mar 25, 2021