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Big Four accounting firm ends intern Disney trip to cut costs

The company had taken the trip 15 times in the past 20 years

The Independent UK

“The downpicking approach was inspired by competition between Dave and I. Like, ‘Here’s a riff… Wait, you can’t play that. Hahaha!’” How James Hetfield wrangled Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax for metal’s biggest reunion

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett explain the origins of the Big 4 shows – which united Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax on one historic bill

Guitar World

Why money is no longer king in the Premier League... and Tottenham Hotspur are proof of it

Being a wealthy, high-spending club used to insulate clubs against any serious failure, but the rise of the Premier League's middle class has changed the equation

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Tether announces it has brought on a Big Four firm to conduct long awaited audit

The move could put to rest long-running rumors about the integrity of the stablecoin giant’s $184 billion reserve fund.

Fortune

Seahawks head coach turned down a cushy career in finance at KPMG for a football internship—12 years later, he won the Super Bowl at 38

The Seattle Seahawks just won the Super Bowl—but their coach Mike Macdonald wouldn’t be bringing home a trophy if it weren’t for his gutsy career choice to ditch finance.

Fortune

Deloitte to scrap traditional job titles as AI ushers in a ‘modernization’ of the Big Four

The changes at the Big Four consulting firm will apply to all of the company’s U.S. divisions.

Fortune

‘Chuck was breaking beer bottles over his own head’: thrash metal legends Testament on 40 years of mayhem

After their lead singer shed his glam rock spandex, the band became rivals to thrash’s Big Four. Still releasing potent high-octane riffage, they retread their path through cancer scares and jazz detours

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PwC’s U.K. chief admits he’s cutting back entry-level jobs and taking a 'watch and wait' approach to see how AI changes work

The Big Four accounting firm is slashing 200 of Gen Z’s entry-level roles thanks to the AI revolution and struggling global markets.

Fortune

"It's so broad a concept that it's impossible to answer objectively": We asked who the 'big four' of classic rock were and you did not hold back

The results are in, and a Mount Rushmore of classic rock is ready to be carved

Louder

P&O Ferries hires tiny four-person accounting firm to replace KPMG

Move raises questions over governance of ferry company and ‘auditor independence’ of accounting firm

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s Big Four + Toyota’s HySE Project Is a Badass Hydrogen-Powered UTV

What do Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, and Toyota have in common? Well, clearly, they’re all Japanese, and they’re among the biggest brands in their respective industries. They’re also paragons of reliability, with the Japanese Big Four’s bikes all known for being capable of surpassing six-digit odometers. And as for Toyota,…

RideApart

“That’s a gutless thing to say!” Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine once walked out of spinal surgery because Metallica’s manager insulted him

There’s “determined”, then there’s whatever the hell “climbing off of a surgery table to prove someone wrong” is

Metal Hammer

From Deloitte CEO to WNBA commissioner: Inside Cathy Engelbert’s daily routine

Cathy Engelbert worked at Big Four firm Deloitte for 33 years.

Fortune

“Maybe I’ll be a bro and let them take our spot up there”: Kerry King names the band who could replace Slayer in the Big Four

Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and who?

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"We were rivals once but it doesn't feel like there's any rivalry now. We're all on the same team, for heavy metal": Revisiting the first ever Big Four show, as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax invaded Poland in the summer of 2010

When thrash's Big Four rolled into Warsaw in June 2010, heavy metal history was made

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Wins Summary Judgement in 2015 D.C. Retrans Fight as N.Y. Supreme Court Rules Nexstar Duped Satellite Company About NBC Affiliation

Court rules the station group breached its contract by not telling the satellite TV company it was paying Big Four dollars for what was about to become a CW station

RideApart

Japan's Big Four Could Discontinue Up To 20 Models By Year’s End

Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki could potentially discontinue up to 20 models when Japan enacts updated emissions regulations in Fall 2022.

Wales Online

O2, EE, Vodafone and Three customers 'paying more for a mediocre customer service'

Which? study reveals smaller rivals outperform Big Four mobile companies

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Customers of UK’s biggest mobile phone networks overpay and are underserved, says Which?

Consumer watchdog advises Britons to consider virtual networks which are ‘outperforming’ Big Four

Axios

Advertising invades sports jerseys

Five years ago, no Big Four sports leagues had jersey sponsors. By 2023, three of them will.

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