These six looming legal threats could sink Uber, even with Kalanic on leave, according to lawyers

Uber board members and executives say the company is starting fresh — building Uber 2.0. But while the closure of internal workplace culture probes could mark a new beginning for some employees, Uber is still haunted by plenty of its old ways, especially on the...

Sierra Nevada is taking its Beer Camp global, casting a wide net for craft brew lovers

Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp series is going global. The third edition of the brewery’s 12-pack of collaboration beers searched far and wide for inspiration. The result is a variety assortment of brews from six international and six stateside brewers. The...

Britain is leaving the EU – just as Europe is on the up | Natalie Nougayrède

That Helmut Kohl, the man who oversaw the reunification of Germany and was for so long a giant on the European stage, should die on the eve of negotiations leading to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU seems symbolic. The former German chancellor made the best of...

How technology and shareholder activism are slamming the door shut on the era of the imperial CEO

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — They bestrode the business world, or at least the suburban corporate campus, like a colossus. Sitting behind burnished wooden desks, in glass-walled corner offices like the one Jeffrey R. Immelt occupied at General Electric’s former...