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Top business news: Jeffrey Epstein, Gen Z day traders, energy CEO facing arrest – Business Insider

Top business news: Jeffrey Epstein, Gen Z day traders, energy CEO facing arrest – Business Insider

Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of Business Insider stories from executive editor Matt Turner. Please subscribe to Business Insider here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday. Index Ventures; Fast; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Hello! One-click checkout startup Fast raised $20 million from investors including Index Ventures and fintech Stripe in May. On Tuesday Fast’s cofounder…

ESPN Suspends Adrian Wojnarowski After Profane Email to U.S. Senator

ESPN Suspends Adrian Wojnarowski After Profane Email to U.S. Senator

Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN has suspended Adrian Wojnarowski, its top scoopmonger on the inner workings of the National Basketball Association, after it was revealed he used profane language in an email to a U.S. senator, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Wojnarowski will be suspended from ESPN for at least a week…

Disney World Reopens With Masks and Without Lines

Disney World Reopens With Masks and Without Lines

Fans willing to brave what is usually one of the most heavily trafficked public spaces on earth are descending on Walt Disney Co.’s Orlando theme park in hopes of escaping the dreary realities of the coronavirus pandemic. But reality isn’t so easily set aside. Hugging Mickey Mouse and Goofy is off limits; instead they wave…

This Black Female Exec Reached the Top. Advisers Are Helping Her Stay There.

This Black Female Exec Reached the Top. Advisers Are Helping Her Stay There.

It is especially lonely at the top for Lisa W. Wardell. She’s the only Black woman in charge of a publicly traded U.S. company. Ms. Wardell runs Adtalem Global Education Inc., a provider of degrees, certificates and continuing education for the health-care and financial-service industries. The coronavirus pandemic complicated her command of a far-flung empire…