Archive - Business Blunders

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Amazon’s $475 million bet on the Saks-Neiman Marcus merger goes to zero in bankruptcy court

Jan 17 • Al Lewis

Volkswagen Dipsticks

German automaker burns trust even faster than oil

Jan 11 • Al Lewis

Pork Jello Sandwich

Do you mean the McRib isn't actually made from real rib meat? Say it ain't so.

Jan 7 • Al Lewis

Biggest Business Blunders Of 2025

It was a year of forbidden love, economic anxiety, corporate breakups, bankruptcies, CEO resignations, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Tesla Chainsaw Massacre

Jan 5

No one pulls off a smash-and-grab like a privateer

Jan 3 • Al Lewis

December 2025

Best-Read Blunders Of 2025

Here's what clicked the most for me on Substack this year. Not my best work, not the biggest story, not even the most-important development – but it…

Dec 29, 2025 • Al Lewis

Tax Time For A Dead Billionaire

Texas businessman Robert T. Brockman coughs up $750 million from beyond the grave.

Dec 27, 2025 • Al Lewis

Going All Enron On Them

Before subprime auto lender Tricolor imploded, its CEO allegedly proposed one of the dumbest stunts in corporate history

Dec 20, 2025 • Al Lewis

Kat's Creepy Creations

Where can you buy human body parts? Try Harvard Medical School.

Dec 14, 2025 • Al Lewis

How To Rob A Greedy Bank

Mary Carole McDonnell has been retired for seven years after allegedly defrauding banks that didn't bother checking out her story

Dec 11, 2025 • Al Lewis

Small Town Bankster

Reckless lending, casino gambling and allegedly doctored books led to the demise of a century-old community bank. Now its CEO faces prison time.

Dec 6, 2025 • Al Lewis

JPMorgan Chase Can Check Their Butts

A young entrepreneur duped the bank out of $175 million. Now her defense lawyers are billing the bank for cellulite butter.

Dec 4, 2025 • Al Lewis

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