How Trafigura Missed the Warning Signs Behind a $500 Million Fraud

February 2, 2026
How Trafigura Missed the Warning Signs Behind a $500 Million Fraud The exposure facing Trafigura did not begin with a courtroom ruling. It began years earlier, when a series of trades that appeared routine inside the opaque world of metals finance went largely unquestioned until the losses became unavoidable. A London High Court judgment this […]
Read the full article

How First Brands’ CEO Lost Control Before the Company Collapsed

February 2, 2026
The exposure did not begin in a courtroom. It surfaced when the financial scaffolding holding up a global auto-parts supplier suddenly gave way, leaving lenders, customers, and employees confronting a version of reality that looked nothing like the one they had been shown. The indictment of First Brands founder Patrick James has brought that gap […]
Read the full article

Nicholas Mukhtar on Why Business Owners Overcomplicate Growth

February 2, 2026
Nicholas Mukhtar on Why Most Business Owners Overcomplicate Their Growth Plans  Growth remains the top priority for executives worldwide, over 70% of CEOs now cite it as their primary focus. Yet a paradox persists: the more ambitious the growth plan, the more convoluted it tends to become. Layers of initiatives pile onto one another. Dashboards […]
Read the full article

The end of generic print. How Real-time personalization rescues margins in PoD

February 2, 2026
The Print-on-Demand (PoD) market has hit a wall. The traditional model, built on low entry barriers and the mass replication of static designs, no longer delivers sustainable returns. As advertising costs on Meta and Google continue to climb, the "upload a design and wait" approach leads directly to negative ROI. Today, average CAC (Cost Per […]
Read the full article

Alexandr Wang Is 29, Running Meta’s AI — and Why His Authority Is Already Being Questioned

February 1, 2026
Alexandr Wang Is 29, Running Meta’s AI — and Why His Authority Is Already Being Questioned When Meta quietly handed one of the most strategically sensitive roles in artificial intelligence to Alexandr Wang, it wasn’t just a hiring decision. It was a signal that power inside Big Tech’s AI race is shifting faster than experience, […]
Read the full article

Elon Musk Says Work Is Optional, but Your Rent Still Needs Paying

February 1, 2026
Elon Musk Says Work Is Optional, but Your Rent Still Needs Paying What became constrained first was not technology, but authority. As artificial intelligence accelerates and automation reshapes labor markets, control over how societies respond is no longer sitting solely with corporate leaders. This week, attention turned to who actually holds the power to manage […]
Read the full article

General Motors Tightens Spending as Layoffs Spread — and Why Capital Has Stopped Cooperating

February 1, 2026
General Motors Tightens Spending as Layoffs Spread — and Why Capital Has Stopped Cooperating What became uncertain first was not demand, but cost tolerance. Across auto manufacturing, technology, and media, budgets that once absorbed expansion plans are now tightening, and leadership teams are acting quickly to reduce exposure. This week’s wave of layoffs has pulled […]
Read the full article

An AI CEO Says Your Decades of Experience Are Making You Obsolete

February 1, 2026
An AI CEO Says Your Decades of Experience Are Making You Obsolete Hiring assumptions inside fast-growing tech companies are starting to shift, and that shift is quietly putting experience itself under pressure. As artificial intelligence flattens skill advantages, long-held ideas about who should be hired, promoted, or trusted are being re-examined — especially for workers […]
Read the full article

Trump’s Big Win: Panama Kicks China Out of the Canal

January 30, 2026
Trump’s Big Win: Panama Kicks China Out of the Canal A sudden court ruling in Panama has rewritten the financial assumptions behind some of the world’s most strategic port assets, leaving investors, executives, and dealmakers reassessing how secure cross-border infrastructure contracts really are. Panama’s Supreme Court has annulled long-standing agreements that allowed a Hong Kong-based […]
Read the full article

Who Controls the Button? The Brutal Battle to Keep AI Out of Combat

January 30, 2026
Who Controls the Button? The Brutal Battle to Keep AI Out of Combat A growing standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic has pushed a sensitive question into public view: who ultimately controls how artificial intelligence is used when commercial technology meets military power. The disagreement has quietly raised questions inside government and Silicon Valley about […]
Read the full article

Trump’s Fed Pick Throws Central Bank Control Into Uncertainty

January 30, 2026
Trump’s Fed Pick Throws Central Bank Control Into Uncertainty The balance of power at the world’s most influential central bank shifted this week, not because of an interest rate move, but because of uncertainty. President Donald Trump said he is preparing to announce a new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, immediately placing the institution’s […]
Read the full article

Short-Term Storage, Long-Term Peace of Mind in Washington, DC

January 29, 2026
Short-Term Storage, Long-Term Peace of Mind: What to Expect From Movers in Washington, DC Moving in Washington, DC often comes with one big question: where do your belongings go when timelines don’t line up perfectly? Maybe your lease ends before your new place is ready. Maybe renovations are running long. Or maybe you just need […]
Read the full article
1 2 3 186

About CEO Today

CEO Today Online and CEO Today magazine are dedicated to providing CEOs and C-level executives with the latest corporate developments, business news and technological innovations.

Follow CEO Today

chevron-right-circle