Rola built STUDIO R330 in Los Angeles — when she moved home, the brand ended
Launched June 2020 by model Rola from Los Angeles as a sustainable lifestyle brand, STUDIO R330 ends at the close of July 2026 after her return to Japan.
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2,000 CASOS PUBLICADOS · ATUALIZADOS REGULARMENTECoppola self-funded Megalopolis for $136M; it grossed $11.5M worldwide
Coppola spent $120M+ of his own money on a decades-long passion project; it opened to $4M, earned a D CinemaScore, and finished with $11.5M worldwide.
Ler o casoSony's AIBO was a $2,500 robotic dog that 150,000 people bought — and Sony killed in 2006
Sony spent years developing AIBO, a $2,500 robotic dog. It sold 150,000 units in 7 years. Sony CEO killed it in 2006 to cut costs.
Ler o casoLotte bet on deep-discount old stock in the city — suburban outlets won
Lotte's Gasan outlet sold two-year-old stock at up to 80% off. Suburban outlets and online won; when its lease ended on 30 September 2025, Lotte walked.
Ler o casoMcWilliam's Wines spent 143 years as a family business — then went into administration
Australia's sixth-largest wine company was built on cheap wines under A$10, but when drinkers went premium, the model broke.
Ler o casoAustralia's 2016 census website crashed on census night — IBM paid for the outage
Four DDoS waves and a failed router took Australia's first online census down for two days; IBM paid a confidential 'very substantial' settlement.
Ler o casoHin Leong hid $800 million in oil losses until the crash — then owed $4 billion
Singapore's largest independent oil trader collapsed in 2020 after years of concealed futures losses and forged documents were exposed.
Ler o casoCBS fired Don Imus four days after his advertisers fled
One remark about a college basketball team emptied his sponsor roster in a day; CBS Radio fired its star morning host four days later.
Ler o casoEuro Hawk: Germany spent €562m on a spy drone Europe would never let it fly
Germany fitted a Global Hawk with EADS spy sensors but never secured certification; Europe would not clear it to fly, so the new prototype never served.
Ler o casoHugo Boss confirmed its outlook on 4 November — on 2 December it capitulated
Four weeks after reaffirming its 2025 targets, Hugo Boss locked in the low end, warned 2026 will shrink, and the share fell 11%.
Ler o casoFuture Retail sold Amazon a veto to stay alive; four years later the liquidator arrived
Amazon's $200 million toehold carried rights to block asset sales — rights it enforced to freeze the Reliance rescue while its partner slid into liquidation.
Ler o casoTaco Bell's lettuce sickened 212 people across 21 states — and cost Yum $20M
A Cyclospora outbreak from shredded lettuce hit Taco Bell locations nationwide, leading to a $15-20M bill for the chain
Ler o casoOYO's pandemic-era layoffs exposed years of overexpansion and unsustainable hiring
SoftBank-backed OYO grew into the world's third-largest hotel chain in six years, then laid off thousands as losses mounted and the pandemic hit.
Ler o casoWestland/Hallmark put downer cattle into school lunches — 143M pounds recalled
A hidden-camera video showed sick cows forced onto the kill floor; the 143-million-pound recall was the largest in US history and killed the company.
Ler o casoCyril Burt fabricated IQ twin data — the most famous fraud in psychology
Sir Cyril Burt published twin studies with fabricated data, invented co-authors, and correlation coefficients identical to three decimal places.
Ler o casoBojue (铂爵旅拍) went from elevator ads to empty stores — ¥15M in wages unpaid
China's best-known wedding photography chain spent heavily on marketing and expansion. In July 2025 it sent staff on leave and stopped answering customers.
Ler o casoPerfumes of Singapore created an iconic scent — then the founder walked away
The Singapore Girl perfume was a cultural icon sold on Singapore Airlines flights. In 2008, Dadi Balsara shut the company down when a bigger opportunity called.
Ler o casoDataOne built 62 unpermitted generators at its Vineland AI campus — a record $1.07M fine
New Jersey air inspectors counted 62 gas generators that did not exist at their last visit, and levied the state's largest data-centre penalty.
Ler o casoNSH Petro insiders' PSH trading drew VND6B in manipulation fines
A 26-account trading group around PSH shares created fake demand, drew VND6B in SSC fines and trading bans.
Ler o casoMusk bought Twitter and told advertisers 'go fuck yourself' — they left
After Musk's takeover, GM, IBM, Apple and Disney paused ads. At the DealBook Summit, he told advertisers to 'go fuck yourself.'
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