Before the cult of the modern corporate chief, the late Chrysler leader fused his identity with his company’s, helping him sell cars and win over Washington. Source: NYT > Business – Keith Bradsher
Lee Iacocca Was a C.E.O. for the Television Age
Before the cult of the modern corporate chief, the late Chrysler leader fused his identity with his company’s, helping him sell cars and win over Washington. Source: NYT > Business – Keith Bradsher
Carmakers Turn to Survival Tactics With Industry Under Siege
Fiat Chrysler and Renault’s attempt to join forces was a response to turmoil in the auto industry, which accounts for much of the world’s factory jobs. Source: NYT > Business – Jack Ewing
Ford Is Fined in China as Trade Fight With U.S. Rages
A $25 million fine for anticompetitive practices appears to make the Detroit automaker the latest company to be singed in the U.S.-China economic clash. Source: NYT > Business – Raymond Zhong
The Sweet Success of the Spiral-Cut Ham
It’s the ham world’s equivalent of pop music: a honeyed, easy-to-eat mainstay of the buffet table. Now, even boutique producers are starting to make it. Source: NYT > Business – KIM SEVERSON