Crystal Tse

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  • Ferrero SpA’s Nutella chocolate spread on sale at a newly opened Lidl Ltd store in Riga, Latvia, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. The euro area’s economic growth will pick up as obstacles to consumption and investment fade away, though geopolitics poses an increasing threat, according to the European Commission. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEconomy

    Ferrero nears $3 billion deal for WK Kellogg

    By Crystal Tse, Liana Baker, and others
  • man pouring Poppi soda into glassRetail

    PepsiCo is near $1.5 billion-plus deal for soda brand Poppi

    By Gillian Tan, Deena Shanker, and others
  • DALLAS, TX – SEPTEMBER 26: Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, listens to questions from media during Southwest Airlines Investor day at Southwest Airlines Headquarters on September 26, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Leadership

    Southwest strikes deal with Elliott, adds six new board members

    By Mary Schlangenstein, Crystal Tse, and others
  • Southwest Airlines CEO Bob JordanFinance

    Southwest looks for truce with Elliott after major policy tweaks

    By Crystal Tse, Matthew Monks, and others
  • Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen appear wearing all black and large black sunglasses. They are looking at the camera smiling.Finance

    Billionaire L’Oreal heiress, Chanel owners buy stake in Olsens’ fashion brand

    By Angelina Rascouet, Crystal Tse, and others
  • Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch clapFinance

    An activist investor is trying to end the Murdoch family’s control of News Corp.

    By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
  • Paul SingerFinance

    Activist hedge fund Elliott bets $1 billion on British platinum producer

    By Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, and others
  • AUSTRALIA – 26 FEBRUARY 2024: Satellite view of Olympic Dam Mine, located in South Australia, showcases increased activity due to resurgence and demand. The mine also extracts copper, silver, and gold. The Australian government invests in a South Australian wind and grid-scale battery to power and decarbonize the mine. (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2024)Finance

    BHP proposes deal to buy Anglo American in $39 billion mining mega-merger

    By Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair, and others
  • Carl Icahn looks upFinance

    Carl Icahn has called off the dogs hounding DNA-sequencing company Illumina

    By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
  • Disney CEO Bob Iger wearing a nice suitTech

    Why Disney needs a corporate CTO, according to one activist investor: ‘Disney will never be valued as a technology firm until it begins to think like a technology firm’

    By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
  • Rupert Murdoch at his annual party at Spencer House, St James’ Place in London. Picture date: Thursday June 22, 2023. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)Finance

    Rupert Murdoch is days away from exiting his media empire and an activist investor is already agitating to split up one of its crown jewels

    By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
  • VENICE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 10: Employee Mo Soto arranges a display at a Birkenstock store on October 10, 2023 in Venice, California. German footwear company Birkenstock is reportedly planning to offer 32.3 million shares priced at $44 to $49, and is expected to attain a valuation of $9.2 billion. (Photo by Ethan Swope/Getty Images)Retail

    Birkenstock shares sink 13% in first day of trading after what was supposed to be a red hot IPO

    By Ryan Gould, Crystal Tse, and others
  • Kylie Jenner at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)Finance

    Kylie Jenner doesn’t like how Kylie Cosmetics has been managed and wants to buy back control of the brand she sold for $600 million

    By Kim Bhasin, Jeannette Neumann, and others
  • Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, center, and Robert Kraft, chairman and chief executive officer of the New England Patriots LP, left, arrive during the 58th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States today, in a celebration of American unity for a country that is anything but unified. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Famed activist investor Carl Icahn promises a ‘reset’ as his company’s shares plunge as much as 37%

    By Crystal Tse, Michael J. Moore, and others
  • DraftKings opens a new headquarters in Boston in 2019.Finance

    Disney’s ESPN and DraftKings near deal as views on sports gambling change

    By Ed Hammond, Crystal Tse, and others