Emerson Avoids an Activist Fight But Not the Gloom

Emerson Electric, the subject of recent media reports that an activist investor could push for the company's breakup, received a stock upgrade by one analyst, while another lowered its earnings and price targets for the Ferguson-based company......»»

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EBay Inc. has been here and done this with a CEO resigning amid an activist fight to spin off assets, but the sequel may not have the same payoff this time......»»

The fight between activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Occidental Petroleum Corp. heightened this week. Icahn, who owns nearly $2 billion worth of Texas-based Occidental (NYSE: OXY) shares, has said the company blundered in its $38 billion .....»»

Ocean2Ocean: 22-year old activist runs from East Coast to West Coast to fight the marine plastic pollution On July 26th, Sam Bencheghib, a 22-year old.....»»

Fight for the Future welcomes legislat.....»»

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......»»

The investor threatens a proxy fight to oust board members if leaders refuse to look into possible sale of Greenwood Village-based restaurant chain......»»

Money manager Legg Mason Inc. is nearing a settlement with Trian Fund Management LP that would give the activist hedge fund three or four seats on its board and avoid a proxy fight, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

New York-based activist investor Starboard Value is calling off its board fight with Dollar Tree Inc. In January, Starboard Value, which said it owns about 1.7 percent of Chesapeake, Virginia-based Dollar Tree (Nasdaq: DLTR), wrote Dollar Tree CEO Ga.....»»

Shares of Celgene Corp. shot up 7.5% in very active midday trade Friday, after activist investors Starboard Value LP said it would no longer oppose the Bristol-Myers.....»»

Newell Brands, the parent company of St. Louis-based Rawlings Sporting Goods, has ended its proxy fight with activist investor Starboard Value LP.  Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) said Monday that it’s reached an agreement with Starboard to end the pr.....»»

Activist investor Carl Icahn has bought a “medium-sized” stake in Palo Alto-based cloud computing giant VMware, signaling he might be wading into the company’s brewing fight over a reverse merger with Dell Technologies, CNBC reports, citing unn.....»»

Jim Cramer says investors shouldn't own the stock of Newell Brands amid increasing pressure from activist investors......»»

After a fight with activist shareholders cooled, Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson returned to the company just days before he was told to leave......»»

(Reuters) - Activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason would consider a bid for Xerox Corp of $40 per share, or a split with Fujifilm that left the company independent, to resolve an ongoing proxy fight, they said in a letter on Monday......»»

Activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason would consider a bid for Xerox Corp of $40 per share, or a split with Fujifilm that left the company independent, to resolve an ongoing proxy fight, they said in a letter on Monday......»»

(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn on Friday added two more nominees to his slate for the board of SandRidge Energy Inc after the company expanded its board, suggesting that the hedge fund manager planned to press ahead with the proxy fight......»»

The women are backed by the Fight For $15, an activist group known for pressing McDonald’s to increase pay and improve working conditions......»»

Activist investment fund Blue Orca has intensified its attack on Samsonite after the luggage maker’s chief executive admitted he never graduated with a Ph.D......»»