The Museum of Failure has curated a selection of the biggest swings-and-misses in the food and beverage industry.

Virgin Orbit and Brown began deal talks last week, around the same time the company announced it was pausing operations and furloughing most employees.

Oil prices skyrocketed in 2022 and firms such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, TotalEnergies and BP earned record profits. But that spurred backlash.

Altogether, the five Big Oil companies reported combined profits of $196.3 billion last year, more than the economic output of most countries.

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