When Jeffrey Epstein died by an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell on August 10, he effectively dismantled a sweeping sex trafficking and conspiracy case against him that summed up years' worth of allegations that he preyed on young girls. Members of Epstein's inner circle, whom victims have accused of facilitating Epstein's abuse, previously…
Business|China Signals No Trade Thaw, and Markets Resume Their FallBEIJING — China on Thursday redoubled its vow to retaliate against President Trump’s threat of more tariffs even after he said he would postpone some of them, casting a pall on markets trying to recover from a bad day on Wall Street.The Chinese government will “have…
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! We meet the women leading some of Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies, Stacey Abrams is ready to be veep, and WeWork has an all-male board—and unfortunately it’s not the only one. Have a productive Thursday. EVERYONE’S TALKING – Dudes-only directors. Co-working behemoth WeWork dropped its IPO filing yesterday, revealing many of the…
Bill Gates met with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to discuss philanthropy, according to a new report from CNBC.The meeting reportedly occurred several years after Epstein was jailed as a sex offender.A spokesperson for Gates told CNBC in a statement that, "Epstein never provided tax, estate or services of any kind to Bill Gates." Bill…
“VIBES,” SAYS ARTHUR JAFA, clicking through images on a screen in his Los Angeles studio, all part of an extended mood board for a future project — photographs from the Harlem Renaissance, glamorous black-and-whites of vintage cars and fashion, work by Roy DeCarava — “more vibes.” It’s the morning after Jafa’s 58th birthday, and the…
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! An opera star faces #MeToo accusations, Shari Redstone finally gets her way, and we hear what it’s really like to have a baby while running a company. Have a wonderful Wednesday. EVERYONE’S TALKING – Babies and business. Emma today has a story featuring 11 CEOs and founders who gave birth while…
Google has been struggling with internal and external criticism over the past several years on a variety of issues, from lacking diversity in its workforce to its work in China. One major source of those issues is the company's acceptance of "aberrant geniuses," according to former CEO Eric Schmidt. "You need these aberrant geniuses because…
A new law has created a “look-back window,” during which claims that had passed the statute of limitations can be revived.ImageIt took Charlie d’Estries decades to recognize that his relationship with a priest as a child was, in fact, sex abuse. Now he is entitled to sue. CreditCreditLibby March for The New York TimesMajor institutions across…
Monterey Car Week kicks off this week in Monterey, California. Below is our dispatch from last year's event.One by one, the cars trickled onto the 18th fairway at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in northern California, backlit by the rising sun over Monterey Bay. Hundreds of spectators had queued since before 5 for the late…
Jeffrey Epstein told a New York Times reporter that he had advised Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the frenetic few weeks in summer 2018 when Musk had sought to take the electric-car company private.According to the newspaper's James B. Stewart, he asked Epstein about rumblings that he had also been approached by someone close to…
