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Jun 21, 2017

06/21/2017: Kalanick’s no longer behind the wheel at Uber

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is making his time away from the C-suite permanent amid investor pressure and a PR firestorm. Kalanick’s company changed transportation as we know it, and his aggressive attitude toward growth over everything got the company where it is today in every sense. We’ll talk about it. Then: As the GOP keeps hashing out its bill behind closed doors, insurers are deciding whether to stay on Obamacare exchanges. Some big players are dropping out, and that’s giving smaller companies an opportunity. Plus, it’s the first official day of summer, so we have a conversation with Carnival cruise line CEO Arnold Donald.

An Uber SUV waits for a client in Manhattan a day after it was announced that Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence as chief executive on June 14, 2017 in New York City. The move came after former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and his law firm, Covington & Burling, released 13 pages of recommendations compiled as part of an investigation of sexual harassment at the ride-hailing car service.
An Uber SUV waits for a client in Manhattan a day after it was announced that Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence as chief executive on June 14, 2017 in New York City. The move came after former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and his law firm, Covington & Burling, released 13 pages of recommendations compiled as part of an investigation of sexual harassment at the ride-hailing car service.
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is making his time away from the C-suite permanent amid investor pressure and a PR firestorm. Kalanick’s company changed transportation as we know it, and his aggressive attitude toward growth over everything got the company where it is today in every sense. We’ll talk about it. Then: As the GOP keeps hashing out its bill behind closed doors, insurers are deciding whether to stay on Obamacare exchanges. Some big players are dropping out, and that’s giving smaller companies an opportunity. Plus, it’s the first official day of summer, so we have a conversation with Carnival cruise line CEO Arnold Donald.