Bombay Burmah Q1 FY26: Profits, Growth Steady
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTCL), one of India’s oldest conglomerates with a diverse business portfolio, has reported a steady…
Alkem Q1 FY26 Profit Jumps 21.85% YoY
Alkem Laboratories Limited, one of India’s leading pharmaceutical companies, has kicked off the financial year 2025–26 with an impressive set…
MySpace losing to Facebook
In the mid-2000s, MySpace was the undisputed king of social networking. It had millions of active users, dominated cultural trends,…
Pan Am’s decline despite dominating air travel
For decades, Pan American World Airways—better known as Pan Am—was more than an airline. It was a cultural icon, a…
BP’s Deepwater Horizon stock plunge
On April 20, 2010, an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, leased by BP, set off the worst…
Disney’s $71B Fox Deal: Costly Content Gamble
In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company completed one of the largest media mergers in history—acquiring 21st Century Fox’s film…
Facebook’s 2012 IPO glitches
In May 2012, Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO) was billed as one of the most anticipated events in Wall Street…
Theranos: the blood testing scam that fooled investors
In the early 2000s, Theranos seemed poised to revolutionize healthcare. Founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003, the startup claimed to…
Boeing’s 737 Max disaster and its market hit
Boeing’s 737 Max was meant to be the company’s flagship answer to modern aviation demands—fuel-efficient, technologically advanced, and competitive with…
Lehman Brothers’ fatal leverage miscalculation
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy—marking the largest corporate failure in U.S. history and a pivotal moment…