Episode

Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team?

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World Business Report
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May 20, 2026
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1587
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Summary

Ryan Breslow let go of 30% of his workforce, plus his entire HR department. He defended this by saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.' And, AI giant Nvidia is the first company to be worth $5 trillion, following their fiscal first-quarter earnings announcement. This comes after their CEO was in Beijing with President Trump last week where he said he'd like to sell more microchips to China. Plus, Arsenal are champions of the 2025-26 Premiere League. How much more money will one of the richest football clubs in the world have to look forward to?