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Image copyright Getty Images Robert Epstein was looking for love. The year being 2006, he was looking online. As he recounted in the journal Scientific American Mind, he began a promising email exchange with a pretty brunette in Russia. Epstein was disappointed – he wanted more than a penfriend, let’s be frank – but she […]

Image caption Sue Petrow was due to fly home on Wednesday Several Thomas Cook holidaymakers and crew in Cuba have said they are being prevented from leaving their hotels until they pay extra for their stay. One holidaymaker, Sue Petrow, said she was due to fly home on Wednesday, but her hotel told her she

Image copyright EPA Germany is considering issuing financial aid to the Condor airline after Thomas Cook declared bankruptcy. Thomas Cook, which has a 49% share in the airline, collapsed on Monday. Condor has applied for a bridging loan from the federal government and is awaiting a response, with German media reporting the amount requested was

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thomas Cook customers are being brought home but future holiday plans are more complicated The collapse of Thomas Cook has understandably left many people searching for answers about the impact on their holiday plans. Here are some of your typical questions, which we have done our best to answer,

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann is stepping down as CEO as the beleaguered co-working space business seeks to regain its footing after last week’s botched initial public offering, the company said Tuesday. The news was first reported by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, which spoke to insiders familiar with the shakeup at the

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Adam Neumann is co-founder and chief executive of the We Company WeWork’s Adam Neumann has agreed to step down as chief executive of the trendy office rental firm saying it’s in the “best interests” of the company. The decision is effective immediately, the firm said. He will remain with

Image copyright JESS BEETON Image caption Jess Beeton and Richard Berrington are on holiday on the Costa Almeria, Spain Holidaymakers who were abroad when Thomas Cook folded have been telling the BBC that their hotels have been demanding extra money from them. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says people should not make extra payments. But

Image copyright BBC News Image caption Married couple Hayley and Dan fear financial problems after both losing their Thomas Cook jobs Thomas Cook staff say they have been stranded overseas and fear they will not receive thousands of pounds in wages, following the collapse of the world’s oldest tour operator. Thomas Cook went into administration

This article is part of a series of op-eds by CEO signatories who are part of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-led business coalition focused on advancing diversity and inclusion in the U.S.  By Sasan Goodarzi, CEO, Intuit In my experience leading teams and organizations, I have seen firsthand the power of

Image copyright Reuters Image caption CEO Herbert Diess is one of those charged Three current and former Volkswagen executives have been charged with market manipulation in connection with a diesel emissions scandal. CEO Herbert Diess, chairman Hans Dieter Pötsch and ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn did not inform investors early enough about the financial fallout, German prosecutors