Spotlight

A look back at business news stories of the past including terrible decisions, lawsuits, corruption, company collapses and more.

Global Expansion Gone Wrong When Big Brands Failed in Foreign Markets
Global Expansion Gone Wrong: When Big Brands Failed in Foreign Markets
The Creepiest Commercials Of All Time
7 Really Creepy Commercials
Recession-Proof Jobs 7 Industries That Will Always Be Hiring
7 Industries That Will Always Be Hiring
Historical Jobs That No Longer Exist (But Should)
Historical Jobs That No Longer Exist (But Should)
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Incredible Innovations Bosses Had No Interest In
The 11 Biggest Corporate Cover-Ups in History
11 Huge Corporate Cover-Ups
Abandoned Business Sites Too Dangerous To Visit
The Most Dangerous Abandoned Business Sites in the World
10 Things You Didn't Know About KFC
10 Amazing Facts About KFC You Didn’t Know
Blockbuster Refused $50m Netflix Buy-out - And Then Went Bust
The Crucial Decision That Led To The End of Blockbuster
10 Of The Scariest Jobs In The World
What Is The Toughest Job in The World?
Weird Things Bosses Banned In Their Workplace
Weird Things Bosses Banned In Their Companies
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International Women’s Day 2025: Unbelievable Workplace Rules Women Once Faced
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10 Corporate Buyouts That Did Not Go To Plan
8 Jobs Hollywood Movies Always Get Completely Wrong
8 Professions Movies Constantly Get Totally Wrong
5 Times Cost-Cutting Led To Disaster
5 Times Cost-Cutting Led to Catastrophe
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Massive Business Failures and How Companies Learned from Them
10 "Too Big To Fail" Companies That Massively Failed
Huge Companies That Collapsed Against All Odds
10 Things You Didn't Know About Coca-Cola
10 Surprising Things You Never Knew About Coca-Cola
8 Weird Reasons People Were Fired
Very Strange Reasons People Were Fired
10 Bribery Scandals That Shocked The World
10 Bribery Scandals That Shocked The World
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