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If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit … Nike Can Wear It
What a tech CEO didn’t know: People like to try on shoes before they buy them.
 • Al Lewis
The Fake Andy Warhols
The art was fake. The provenance was fake. Even the email address was fake. Now the dealer is missing.
 • Al Lewis
Florida Man Takes Cops for a Ride
It takes a lot of balls to rip off police. Pension administrator employee Michael D. Williams settles civil fraud charges without admitting or denying…
 • Al Lewis
Scamway
The granddaddy of multilevel marketing gets stuck with a record $225 million settlement as regulators finally crack down on Amway.
 • Al Lewis
Catch And Release
Kevin Kolenda kept getting caught selling bogus prize insurance. He never stopped casting for suckers.
 • Al Lewis
The Sins Not Even Trump Can Pardon
Nikola founder Trevor Milton got a presidential pardon. It won’t erase the financial consequences of his fraud.
 • Al Lewis
LIV And Let Die
LIV Golf can beg for a mulligan in bankruptcy court. But who wants to invest in a losing game?
 • Al Lewis
Amazon's Imaginary Friend
Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant allegedly invented a bidder to drive up prices. Guess who pays.
 • Al Lewis
Basketball or Ballmer Ball?
The NBA just suspended Steve Ballmer, its richest team owner, for allegedly making up his own rules.
 • Al Lewis
No One Yelled Fore
Good Good Golf is paying steep price after running, ‘the worst ad known to mankind’ and taking Callaway down with it.
 • Al Lewis
Jes Staley’s Magic Kingdom
When Wall Street was melting down, this top JPMorgan executive sought a financial wizard. He turned to his pal, Jeffrey Epstein.
 • Al Lewis
Flip This NBA Team
Billionaire Mark Walter is scrambling to raise billions after his insurance companies reported a $20 billion investment blunder. Now he's flipping the…
 • Al Lewis
Business Blunders
Business Blunders
Business is great, until somebody blows it. This is a newsletter about the biggest mistakes in business – from ethical lapses to gross miscalculations – by a long-time financial journalist who has seen it all.
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