‘Go Woke, go broke’ is the true slogan of The Washington Post
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In case you haven’t noticed, The Washington Post, despite its long-held reputation as a fearless defender of truth, has caught the woke mind virus — putting what’s left of its stature and bottom line at risk.
As I point out in my soon-to-be released book titled, fittingly, “Go Woke, Go Broke,” businesses that channel left-wing dogma — think Budweiser, Target, Disney, all those floundering legacy media companies — have suffered the consequences of American consumers who don’t like to virtue-signal when they drink beer, buy clothing or watch the news.
The Washington Post went there as well.
It’s suffering the consequences, which if you know how to read a balance sheet are existential.
The man brought in to fix the mess isn’t a seasoned business turnaround specialist, but a veteran ink-stained wretch named Will Lewis, the paper’s newish publisher.
(Full disclosure: Lewis and I are acquaintances. Our time overlapped when he was CEO of Dow Jones, a sister company of the New York Post and Fox Business. He didn’t return requests for comment.)
Zero Bond – the exclusive New York City club beloved by the likes of Jay-Z, Gigi Hadid and former Mayor Eric Adams – is opening a Las Vegas outpost this week.
US stocks were little changed on Tuesday as oil prices dropped after President Trump signaled the war in Iran will be limited – though the drop slowed after the White House walked back a claim that an oil tanker had been escorted through an Iranian energy chokepoint.
After nearly 50 years in Orange County, Yamaha Motor Corp. USA is packing up its headquarters — trading Cypress, California for Kennesaw, Georgia in a sweeping corporate shift that will impact about 250 workers.The motorcycle and motorsports giant says the move is part of major “structural reforms” meant to boost profits as costs climb — including pressure from tariffs imposed during the administration of President Donald Trump and shifting market conditions.
Southern California’s luxury shopping landscape is shrinking as three high-end department store locations prepare to shut their doors.
Stocks went on a rollercoaster ride Monday — with the Dow finishing in positive territory on upbeat comments from President Trump after plunging nearly 900 points on simmering stagflation fears.
Private equity firm KKR is working with advisers on a sale of data center cooling company CoolIT Systems for a price tag potentially exceeding $3 billion, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
John Tatum is one of the most plugged-in businessmen I know, and yet when the bombs started flying over his hotel room in downtown Doha — just a few minutes from the embattled US military facility in Qatar — he was stranded and helpless.
Morgan Stanley’s surprise round of layoffs this past week was the result of “shifting business and location priorities,” and “individual job performance” issues here and abroad, according to the firm’s flacks.
Saks Global said Friday it was closing 15 more stores as the luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations.
Bars and eateries are adapting to the Ozempic era by offering mini cocktails.
Six Flags Entertainment will sell off seven of its amusement parks in the United States and Canada to EPR Properties, the company announced Thursday.
A pair of baby-faced Goldman Sachs bankers could be fired over flashy photo shoots and interviews they gave for an “unauthorized” spread in a trendy New York magazine, The Post has learned.
