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Apple within striking distance of a trillion dollar market value, Campbell Soup under pressure to restructure more rapidly, the president may hit China with more tariffs, and other important business...
Energy infrastructure and distribution company Sempra announced this morning that it plans to sell all its U.S. solar and wind interests as the company focuses more on it regulated businesses and its...
Activist investor Carl Icahn has tendered about a quarter of his stake in Herbalife in response to the company's tender offer made last month.
Carl Icahn claims his support of Herbalife has helped save the company and enhanced the value of his own shares and all others who held the stock after his early purchase. Now he has decided to take...
After a fight with activist shareholders cooled, Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson returned to the company just days before he was told to leave.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) argued against selling assets to close its deal to buy Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) According to Reuters:  AT&T told a federal judge late Thursday it should reject any...
Shares of independent oil and gas producer Carrizo Energy were up 10% in early trading Thursday following news that an activist investor with about 8% of the stock is pushing for changes in the...
Newell Brands may very well need even more leadership changes and other radical efforts ahead in its ongoing activist investor fight.
A press release issued on Monday says that Elliott Management now manages funds that collectively own more than a 10% stake of common stock and economic equivalents of Commvault Systems.
Arizona governor bans Uber self-driving cars, an activist investor takes a board seat at Avon, GlaxoSmithKline makes a major deal, and other important headlines.
Activist investor Starboard Value has notified Newell Brands that the firm will nominate a full slate of 10 candidates to replace the Newell board at the company's next annual meeting.
Bill Ackman bought shares in Nike, Tesla has hit trouble producing its new Model 3, Walmart will start to sell e-readers in Japan, and other important headlines.
If the Dow and S&P are going to continue their meteoric rise, they are going to need help from many of the stocks that so far have just sat on the sidelines, like Procter & Gamble.
Even without a board seat, Nelson Peltz would continue to pressure for change. So, the Procter & Gamble board has decided to get rid of him, ironically, by allowing him to join their numbers.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals shares saw a handy gain early on Friday after the New York Times reported that there might be some increasing activist movement in the stock.