Mar 25, 2017

The best CEOs in the world

"The World's Best CEOs: An Exclusive Barron's List — GM's Mary Barra and Microsoft's Satya Nadella join this year's roster of 30 outstanding corporate leaders":

  • "One newcomer this year, Mary Barra at General Motors, who graces our cover this week, exemplified traits that impressed us. Barra slashed the car maker's costs by $4 billion, but GM hasn't cut corners; last year, Chevrolet won the most J.D. Power Initial Quality awards of any automotive brand."
  • "Barra also has made an impression in Washington, where she sits on the president's Strategic and Policy Forum of economic advisors. She recently won plaudits from the administration for keeping some manufacturing jobs in Michigan."
  • "OTHER CEOS NEW to the list this year are Gary Dickerson at Applied Materials, Stephen Hemsley at UnitedHealth Group, Jen-Hsun 'Jensen' Huang at Nvidia, Phebe Novakovic at General Dynamics, and Martin Sorrell at WPP."

Go deeper

Axios
Updated 48 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 7 p.m. ET: 12,859,834 — Total deaths: 567,123 — Total recoveries — 7,062,085 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 7 p.m. ET: 3,297,501— Total deaths: 135,155 — Total recoveries: 1,006,326 — Total tested: 40,282,176 — Map.
  3. States: Florida smashes single-day record for new coronavirus cases with over 15,000 — NYC reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since pandemic hit.
  4. Public health: Ex-FDA chief projects "apex" of South's coronavirus curve in 2-3 weeks — Coronavirus testing czar: Lockdowns in hotspots "should be on the table"
  5. Education: Betsy DeVos says schools that don't reopen shouldn't get federal funds — Pelosi accuses Trump of "messing with the health of our children."
Go deeper (<1 min. read)Arrow
Jonathan Swan
1 hour ago - Politics & Policy

Scoop: How the White House is trying to trap leakers

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

President Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has told several White House staffers he's fed specific nuggets of information to suspected leakers to see if they pass them on to reporters — a trap that would confirm his suspicions. "Meadows told me he was doing that," said one former White House official. "I don't know if it ever worked."

Why it matters: This hunt for leakers has put some White House staffers on edge, with multiple officials telling Axios that Meadows has been unusually vocal about his tactics. So far, he's caught only one person, for a minor leak.

Go deeper (4 min. read)Arrow
Jacob Knutson
4 hours ago - Politics & Policy

11 GOP congressional nominees support QAnon conspiracy

Lauren Boebert posing in her restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, on April 24. Photo: Emily Kask/AFP

At least 11 Republican congressional nominees have publicly supported or defended the QAnon conspiracy theory movement or some of its tenets — and more aligned with the movement may still find a way onto ballots this year.

Why it matters: Their progress shows how a fringe online forum built on unsubstantiated claims and flagged as a threat by the FBI is seeking a foothold in the U.S. political mainstream.

Go deeper (3 min. read)Arrow