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Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan
Finance

Southwest looks for truce with Elliott after major policy tweaks

By Crystal Tse, Matthew Monks, Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
October 20, 2024
Short seller of $17 billion real estate giant accuses CEO of concealing millions in self-serving dealings
Finance

Short seller of $17 billion real estate giant accuses CEO of concealing millions in self-serving dealings

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October 11, 2024
Here are the facts that activist critics of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are missing, according to a Yale analysis
Commentary

Here are the facts that activist critics of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are missing, according to a Yale analysis

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
October 10, 2024
Priya Parrish
Finance

Why ESG assets are heading toward $50 trillion despite attacks on ‘woke capitalism’

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October 10, 2024
Airline customers wait in line for service at a Delta desk after mass cancellations and delays
Finance

Delta shares bounce back after airline reveals $380 million hit from CrowdStrike outage

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October 10, 2024
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan, wearing a white button-down shirt and reddish-brown jacket, holds a microphone in front of a wall with the Southwest logo.
Finance

Southwest’s CEO just oversaw a massive board shakeup—but Elliott is still gunning for his job

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September 30, 2024
Joe Kiani, founder of Masimo
Features

Founder vs. activist: A dramatic two-year battle over health-tech firm Masimo comes to a head this week

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September 17, 2024
Southwest chairman Gary Kelly grimaces and lifts both hands, palms up, as he speaks at a podium during a press conference.
Finance

Southwest shares fall 3% as activists push out chairman Gary Kelly

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September 10, 2024
Southwest shakes up board but doesn’t fire CEO under pressure from Paul Singer’s activist hedge fund
Finance

Southwest shakes up board but doesn’t fire CEO under pressure from Paul Singer’s activist hedge fund

By David Koenig and The Associated Press
September 10, 2024
Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch clap
Finance

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

By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
September 9, 2024
A man on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looks intently at his screen with his mouth open and glasses pushed onto his forehead.
Finance

Wall Street’s famous ‘fear gauge’ isn’t what it used to be as funds shake off VIX spike

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August 27, 2024
Carl Icahn smiles as he sits in a chair on stage at a CNBC conference. He is dressed in a light shirt and blazer.
Finance

The SEC just fined billionaire Carl Icahn $500K—or 0.01% of his net wealth

By
August 19, 2024
Starbucks’ board has a shot at success with its new CEO—if it can manage to control Howard Schultz 
Leadership

Starbucks’ board has a shot at success with its new CEO—if it can manage to control Howard Schultz 

By Lila MacLellan and Azure Gilman
August 14, 2024
Paul Singer
Finance

Southwest investor asked the board to dump its CEO over the airline’s struggles. Now it wants to oust the board.

By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
August 14, 2024
A Starbucks barista in China stands if front of a large coffee machine, with a drink in her left hand and another class under the machine.
Finance

Starbucks shares climb after another activist investor targets slumping firm

By
August 12, 2024

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