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Activist investor Carl Icahn on Thursday formally launched a proxy fight against Occidental Petroleum to win control of four board seats, according to a regulatory filing, after talks with the oil company's chief executive failed to reach an agreement......»»

On the eve of the Seattle bank's annual shareholders meeting, a proxy battle with one of its biggest investors gets even uglier......»»

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, who wants Campbell Soup Co. to sell itself, is launching a proxy fight to remove the entire sitting board at the American food company......»»

Campbell Soup and Third Point LLC settled their proxy contest on Monday by adding two of the hedge fund's nominees to the U.S. food company's board and giving the activist investor a say in selecting Campbell's next CEO, the company said......»»

EBay Inc on Friday announced a review of its StubHub and eBay Classifieds businesses and said it would appoint a director from Elliott Management to its board, as part of an agreement with the activist investor to avert a proxy contest......»»

Peltz used his sizable position, and influence as an activist investor, to urge shareholders to oust CEO Bob Iger through a proxy battle. read more.....»»

Peltz has been critical of Disney's governance, particularly its streaming strategy and CEO succession plan. read more.....»»

Ted Miller, a former CEO and chairman of Crown Castle, launched his proxy battle after the company reached an agreement with a different investor......»»

The contest will pick eight kids from across the U.S. to participate......»»

OpenAI has skipped Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system for its new ChatGPT desktop app, launching it for Apple's macOS instead. read more.....»»

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With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Tuesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: read more.....»»

Federal Reserve officials seem to be having some success in calming investor fears over inflation --- a chart from Deutsche Bank illustrates why that was a tall task......»»

Sumit Rajpal, former co-head of the merchant bank of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is launching a new private-equity firm targeting companies that are sitting on valuable troves of data that can be used more effectively to spur growth......»»

Businesses that are 51% women owned and meet other criteria may be selected to one of 20 spots in CPB Foundation's inaugural WE by Rising Tide cohort......»»

The brand will partner with independent pizzerias in 10 cities across the US, but won't accept payment in bitcoin. Anthony Pompliano/YouTube Anthony Pompliano announced a "Bitcoin Pizza" se.....»»

Asia’s largest bank has moved to offer its wealthiest clients direct access to cryptocurrencies. read more.....»»

While the central bank acknowledges the advantages of CBDCs, the Fed's Eric Rosengren.....»»