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September 25, 2023

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Jury Awards Trinity Whistleblower $175 Million in Guardrail Suit Pays better than whistleblowing to the SEC even [WSJ]

Oil falls below $86 as oversupply, global economy worries weigh As a CPA, you should know this shit [Reuters]

In other words, you're only as good as the idiot next to you in the cube [Twitter]

Samuel Wyly Files for Bankruptcy After Civil Fraud Judgment Texas entrepreneur Samuel E. Wyly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, weeks after a judge ordered him to pay several hundred million dollars in a civil fraud case. Last month, a federal judge ordered Mr. Wyly , of Dallas, and the estate of his deceased brother to pay more than $300 million in sanctions after they were found guilty of committing civil fraud to hide stock sales and nab millions of dollars in profits. [WSJ]

Eleven things emerging leaders want you to know – A letter to Managing Partners and CEOs [MACPA]

Now you're being disruptive [Twitter]

CDC DELETES controversial guidelines for hospital hazmat suits to battle Ebola Just to make sure no one is going to work in a hazmat suit, since that doesn't fall into proper business attire [Daily Mail]

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