Activist investors have sharper claws—and they want board seats
[ad_1] In the first half of the year, 449 U.S. companies were subject to demands from activist investors, a 9% jump compared to the first
Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft: $9 trillion tech giants to report
[ad_1] The S&P 500 edged up by 4.44 points, or 0.1%, to 5,463.54, coming off its first back-to-back weekly losses since April. The Dow Jones
Conservative activist pushing to boycott Harley-Davidson for ‘going woke’
[ad_1] Over the past month, a conservative online commentator has effectively pushed Deere & Co. and Tractor Supply to walk back certain DEI initiatives. Now,
Wealthy California neighborhood plagued by a landslide that is moving 9 inches per week
[ad_1] Natural gas service to 135 homes was being cut Monday in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in
Jerome Powell has a ‘very low probability’ of being renominated as Fed chair
[ad_1] Kamala Harris voted against Jerome Powell’s confirmation as Federal Reserve chair in 2018 when she was in the Senate, siding instead with a bloc
Biden: The Supreme Court needs new ethics rules, term limits
[ad_1] The White House on Monday detailed the contours of Biden’s court proposal, one that appears to have little chance of being approved by a
AC bills are so high Americans are cutting down on groceries to pay for them
[ad_1] And now, climate change is coming for American pantries. Indeed, one in three American households are cutting back on groceries to help pay for
One out of every 15 Americans is a millionaire, UBS says
[ad_1] Nearly 22 million people in the U.S.—roughly one in 15 Americans—had wealth upwards of $1 million last year, according to UBS’ 2024 global wealth
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre says demand for independent monitor is ‘putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization’
[ad_1] The former head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor
Melinda Gates says Ackman, Musk, Thiel don’t count as philanthropists: ‘Go look at their record’
[ad_1] After 25 years of charitable giving, Melinda French Gates has cemented her reputation as a philanthropist—but she said some of her fellow billionaires aren’t