TikTok Shakeup

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According to the New York Times, TikTok’s chief operating officer is stepping down, and the company is bringing in a new executive to run its communications department. Questions: 1, Who was TikToks’s COO? 2. Which company did the new COO come from? 3. When did the resigning chief operating officer join TikTok to run its… Read more »

The Last Act

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After years of continually beating the market with quarterly revenue targets, Parker H. Petit, CEO of MiMedx Group, Inc., was sued by the SEC for  allegedly engaging in a “wide-ranging fraud” to inflate revenue. Questions: What is the industry type in which MiMedx operates? What were the ways in which the company perpetrated the fraud?… Read more »

Snags at Starbucks

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At Starbucks, customers are now able to order and pay for coffee via their phones, so many of them now head directly to the part of the cafe where beverages are handed out. Various snags contributed to company’s lower-than-expected sales and the coffee giant is working to correct problem, according to its Chief Operating Officer…. Read more »