The Wall Street Journal: Big Facebook shareholders back move to remove Zuckerberg as chairman

Facebook Inc. shareholders voted down a proposal backed by seven state treasurers that sought to split the chairman and chief-executive roles that Mark Zuckerberg holds and establish an independent board leader......»»

Several public funds with holdings in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman......»»

Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals......»»

Oracle co-founder and Chairman Larry Ellison has bought an $80 million mansion in North Palm Beach, Florida, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing two people familiar with the deal.  It’s been a good week for Ellison. His net worth hit $.....»»

Investing pioneer James Simons is stepping back from his quant hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies LLC......»»

Air traffic may not bounce back for two or three years, Boeing Co. Chief Executive David Calhoun said, outlining the tough outlook for global aviation to the plane maker’s shareholders on Monday......»»

Reuters The Federal Trade Commission is considering filing an injunction against Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The move could seek to bar Facebook from further .....»»

The move is an effort to get Democratic support for a new trade pact with Mexico and Canada......»»

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Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg will regularly and personally certify that his company is protecting user privacy, and could be subject to additional penalties if he knowingly makes false statements, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnam.....»»

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Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook's new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal......»»

Facebook Inc. has signed up more than a dozen companies including Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. to back the new cryptocurrency that the social-media giant plans to unveil next week......»»

Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Facebook unearthed emails that appear to show the CEO's connection to "potentially problematic privacy practices," the Wall Street Journal reported......»»

Facebook unearthed emails that appear to show the CEO's connection to "potentially problematic privacy practices," the Wall Street Journal reported......»»

Facebook Inc. said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a private operation as the social network tries to stamp out misinformation around global elections......»»

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have been the one to hit “like” on a $37 million Lake Tahoe property purchase. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook Inc., was behind the pur.....»»

Facebook Inc. is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system on the back of its gigantic social network......»»

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back about half of new mortgages in the U.S. Now, talks are heating up about reshaping or shrinking the two companies, a move that could impact millions of Americans. Photo: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal.....»»