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Business is great until somebody blows it. Business Blunders chronicles the biggest mistakes in business – by longtime financial journalist Al Lewis.
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Business Blunders
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· Jan 15
Don't Miss These Blunders
Highlighting the folly that plagues our financial world
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Business is great, until somebody blows it. Follow the folly. Learn from the biggest mistakes in business. www.businessblunders.com/p/dont-miss-...
For better or worse, here’s where my Substack got the most views in 2025. www.businessblunders.com/p/best-read-...
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
For better or worse, here’s where my Substack got the most views in 2025. www.businessblunders.com/p/best-read-...
The tax man couldn’t catch him until the reaper caught him first. www.businessblunders.com/p/tax-time-f...
December 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The tax man couldn’t catch him until the reaper caught him first. www.businessblunders.com/p/tax-time-f...
He said they put him in prison for being too rich. Or maybe it was just how he got rich. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers … Dennis Kozlowski. www.businessblunders.com/p/dennis-koz...
Dennis Kozlowski – Tyco
He was the CEO of security company. He became its biggest risk.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
He said they put him in prison for being too rich. Or maybe it was just how he got rich. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers … Dennis Kozlowski. www.businessblunders.com/p/dennis-koz...
Don't try this at home ... www.businessblunders.com/p/going-all-...
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Don't try this at home ... www.businessblunders.com/p/going-all-...
America has a problem with rich and powerful perverts getting away with sex crimes – and no it’s not just coming out of the Jeffrey Epstein files. www.businessblunders.com/p/ceo-may-fi...
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
America has a problem with rich and powerful perverts getting away with sex crimes – and no it’s not just coming out of the Jeffrey Epstein files. www.businessblunders.com/p/ceo-may-fi...
Parts is parts ... www.businessblunders.com/p/kats-creep...
December 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Parts is parts ... www.businessblunders.com/p/kats-creep...
Old McDonnell had a bank … ei-i-ei-i-ouch. www.businessblunders.com/p/how-to-rob...
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Old McDonnell had a bank … ei-i-ei-i-ouch. www.businessblunders.com/p/how-to-rob...
There was a time when a white-collar thug couldn’t get a pardon. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers … Charles Keating. www.businessblunders.com/p/charles-ke...
Charles Keating – Lincoln Savings & Loan
He had five U.S. senators in his back pocket. He went to prison anyway.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There was a time when a white-collar thug couldn’t get a pardon. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers … Charles Keating. www.businessblunders.com/p/charles-ke...
He was good to his friends and neighbors. So good he broke the bank. www.businessblunders.com/p/small-town...
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
He was good to his friends and neighbors. So good he broke the bank. www.businessblunders.com/p/small-town...
It took years to put him behind bars for looting a life insurance company. Then Trump let him go. As the president celebrates more than 1,600 pardons this term, the Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Sholam Weiss. www.businessblunders.com/p/sholam-wei...
Sholam Weiss – National Heritage Life Insurance
It took years to put him behind bars for looting a life insurance company. Then Trump let him go.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It took years to put him behind bars for looting a life insurance company. Then Trump let him go. As the president celebrates more than 1,600 pardons this term, the Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Sholam Weiss. www.businessblunders.com/p/sholam-wei...
Trump’s SEC chairman wants to lighten requirements so that more tiny companies can go public. History repeats. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Penny Stock King Meyer Blinder.
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Meyer Blinder – Blinder & Robinson
He ran an iconic penny stock brokerage. Forbes rebranded it, 'Blind ‘em and Rob ‘em.'
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December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump’s SEC chairman wants to lighten requirements so that more tiny companies can go public. History repeats. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Penny Stock King Meyer Blinder.
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JPMorgan Chase learns that lawyers charge a lot for cosmetic touches. businessblunders.com/p/jpmorgan-c...
JPMorgan Chase Can Check Their Butts
A young entrepreneur duped the bank out of $175 million. Now her defense lawyers are billing the bank for cellulite butter.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
JPMorgan Chase learns that lawyers charge a lot for cosmetic touches. businessblunders.com/p/jpmorgan-c...
He did 'Business Buy The Bible.' Then his business went to hell. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Wade Cook – a study in how not to get rich.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
He did 'Business Buy The Bible.' Then his business went to hell. The Business Blunders Hall Of Shame remembers Wade Cook – a study in how not to get rich.
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His prices were 'in-saane!' So was his fraud. During this busy retail season, the Business Blunders Hall of Shame remembers … Crazy Eddie. businessblunders.substack.com/p/eddie-anta...
Eddie Antar – Crazy Eddie
His prices were 'in-saane!' So was his fraud.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
His prices were 'in-saane!' So was his fraud. During this busy retail season, the Business Blunders Hall of Shame remembers … Crazy Eddie. businessblunders.substack.com/p/eddie-anta...
It’s amazing what soup and do … to someone. www.businessblunders.com/p/be-thankfu...
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It’s amazing what soup and do … to someone. www.businessblunders.com/p/be-thankfu...
“What kind of guru are you?” - Frank Zappa www.businessblunders.com/p/meditation...
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“What kind of guru are you?” - Frank Zappa www.businessblunders.com/p/meditation...
Snakes On A Plane? Those were the good old days. www.businessblunders.com/p/straighten...
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says, 'The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You,' as the horrifying passenger antics continue
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November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Snakes On A Plane? Those were the good old days. www.businessblunders.com/p/straighten...
Oh, Larry. www.businessblunders.com/p/winter-is-...
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Oh, Larry. www.businessblunders.com/p/winter-is-...
Did you hear the one about the lawyer, the rabbi and the repeat offender who walked into the White House? www.businessblunders.com/p/pardon-my-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Did you hear the one about the lawyer, the rabbi and the repeat offender who walked into the White House? www.businessblunders.com/p/pardon-my-...
Insured against everything except really bad judgment.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Insured against everything except really bad judgment.
Catch the free Saturday issue of Business Blunders. www.businessblunders.com/p/insuring-l...
Catch the free Saturday issue of Business Blunders. www.businessblunders.com/p/insuring-l...
All that glitters isn’t Goldman.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
All that glitters isn’t Goldman.
Keep up with the folly with a free subscription to Business Blunders.
www.businessblunders.com/p/networking...
Keep up with the folly with a free subscription to Business Blunders.
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What’s it like to be homeless? Some Sonder by Marriott guests just found out. www.businessblunders.com/p/getting-so...
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
What’s it like to be homeless? Some Sonder by Marriott guests just found out. www.businessblunders.com/p/getting-so...
Planes crash, cows fart, and crypto creeps beat the system. Keep up with the folly at Business Blunders. www.businessblunders.com/p/felons-fly...
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Planes crash, cows fart, and crypto creeps beat the system. Keep up with the folly at Business Blunders. www.businessblunders.com/p/felons-fly...
Hey, Papa Johns! Who's your daddy? www.businessblunders.com/p/white-pizza
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hey, Papa Johns! Who's your daddy? www.businessblunders.com/p/white-pizza
One of history’s hottest IPOs was a nothing burger. www.businessblunders.com/p/dead-meat
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One of history’s hottest IPOs was a nothing burger. www.businessblunders.com/p/dead-meat