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Carl Icahn
Finance
JetBlue, reeling from kiboshed Spirit merger, has a new suitor in corporate raider Carl Icahn who’s looking to get his mojo back
By Amanda GerutFebruary 12, 2024
Shake Shack
Retail
‘No hormones, ever,’ Shake Shack says about its chicken. Activist shareholders say that’s true for every other chicken sold in the U.S. too
By Amanda GerutFebruary 6, 2024
Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company
Commentary
Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianFebruary 6, 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks on stage
Newsletters
Disney’s activist drama holds 4 lessons for corporate boards 
By Lila MacLellanJanuary 9, 2024
Pershing Square hedge fund investor Bill Ackman
Politics
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president after Harvard’s Claudine Gay bows to pressure and steps down
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 3, 2024
Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
Finance
Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
By Ryan HoggDecember 18, 2023
Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
Leadership
Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
By Thomas Buckley and BloombergNovember 30, 2023
The Profit - Season 1
Retail
Bed Bath & Beyond investor slams the board chair for allegedly accusing reality star colleague Marcus Lemonis of a ‘secret nefarious plot’ and refusing his help
By Paolo ConfinoNovember 21, 2023
CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
Leadership
CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
By Lila MacLellanNovember 21, 2023
‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
Commentary
‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianNovember 7, 2023
Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
Finance
Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
By Devon Pendleton and BloombergAugust 4, 2023
Mid adult businesswoman looking at colleague during meeting in board room in office
Newsletters
Boards have ‘a cultural distaste for confronting the CEO,’ says a Columbia Business School professor. Here’s why that’s a problem—and how they can get past it
By Lila MacLellanAugust 1, 2023
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn
Finance
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn
By Tiago Ramos Alfaro and BloombergJune 11, 2023
Carl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion
Finance
Carl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion
By Tristan BoveMay 19, 2023
Photo of Carl Icahn
Finance
After coming for Jack Dorsey and Adani, short-seller Hindenburg  goes after Carl Icahn and accuses him of a ‘Ponzi-like’ corporate setup
By Christiaan HetznerMay 2, 2023
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