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Patagonia shows corporate activism is simpler than it looks

From climate change to voting rights, Patagonia has been willing to r.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 9th, 2021

Boeing"s fleet of 8 corporate jets spent some 4,500 hours in the sky flying company executives last year, data shows

Boeing's top executives regularly crisscross the globe on the manufacturer's eight-strong fleet of private planes, even using them for personal use. Boeing's top executives are using the company.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 17th, 2024

As employees return, Weitzman shows off newly renovated headquarters (Photos)

The full-service retail brokerage has transformed its 50,000-square-foot corporate office in Uptown......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 24th, 2021

Top Republicans who challenged election results rake in campaign cash, as individual donations boom

Despite corporate bans, a Washington Post analysis shows that at least a third of the 147 Republicans who challenged the election, raised more campaign money compared to the same period in 2019......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 21st, 2021

In One Chart: This chart shows the deluge of corporate spending on technology since 1980

Think big tech stocks are too toppy? That chart shows about half of corporate capital expenditures are going toward technology, up from only 24% in 1980......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 20th, 2021

Wall Street’s march into China increasingly at odds with Biden’s tough stance

Goldman Sachs’s determined march into China shows how the interests of Corporate America and the White House are continuing to diverge despite the election of a more conventional president......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 23rd, 2021

Black and Latino directors largely missing from Illinois corporate boards, first-of-its-kind diversity report finds

A first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the state shows Black and Latino dir.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMar 2nd, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow slides 100 points as elevated jobless claims shows long road to recovery

U.S. stock benchmarks drift lower Thursday as investors digest weekly data on jobless claims and assess corporate earnings reports......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 11th, 2021

Alta Fox Opportunities Fund 4Q20 Commentary: Activism/Corporate Governance

Alta Fox O.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkFeb 4th, 2021

Barron"s Picks And Pans: Exxon Mobil, GameStop, Intel, 3M, Toll Brothers And More

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers thoughts and stock picks from the latest Barron's Roundtable. Other featured articles examine the cutting edge in biotech stocks, an outlier bubble forecast and growing corporate political activism. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 17th, 2021

Kiniksa Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Corporate and Pipeline Activity

– Financial guidance and clinical timelines for rilonacept, mavrilimumab, vixarelimab and KPL-404 remain intact amid COVID-19 pandemic –– Mavrilimumab treatment protocol in COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation shows evidence of tre.....»»

Category: earningsSource: benzingaApr 28th, 2020

Coronavirus hurts corporate activism now, but rebound expected

Activist shareholders are likely to scale back campaigns in the coming weeks as target companies brace for a deep recession and their favorite calls for change - ranging from mergers to returning cash - are ignored during the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Coronavirus hurts corporate activism as M&A, buybacks decline

Activist shareholders are likely to scale back campaigns in coming weeks as target companies brace for a deep recession and their favorite calls for change - ranging from mergers to returning cash - are ignored during the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Cinemark lays off 17,500 hourly workers, furloughs half of its corporate employees

Cinemark has taken a series of measures to preserve its financial position amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including slashing pay, laying off hourly employees, furloughing employees and reducing spending, a filing shows.  The Plano, Texas-based movie.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 14th, 2020

Tullow Fails Corporate Governance 101

A staggering share slide at one of Europe’s biggest oil companies shows the peril of long-serving bosses......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 10th, 2019

Elon Musk said in court he"s low on cash. He could be right — and it shows how complicated CEO compensation has become.

Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File Elon Musk testified in a defamation lawsuit that "people think I have a lot of cash. I actually don't," despite an estimated $26.5 billion net worth. Top corporate executives like Mus.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 5th, 2019

Politics vs. profit — Business owners challenged by tense political climate

Corporate activism is increasingly a point of doing business for companies nationwi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 29th, 2019

Politics vs. profit: Business owners challenged by tense political climate

Corporate activism is increasingly a point of doing business for companies across the country. So too are the sometimes-tense conversations inside companies in regards to .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 27th, 2019

5 ways to make accountability part of your corporate culture

Accountability — that quality of personal responsibility and ownership — can be difficult to establish and easy to lose. It’s also more elusive than you might think in today’s business world. A Harvard Business Review survey shows almost 50%.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 11th, 2019

U.S. companies facing worker shortage race to automate

U.S. companies are responding to the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years by increasing their focus on automation in order to maintain healthy margins as labor costs tick higher, a Reuters analysis of corporate earnings transcripts shows......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 22nd, 2019

Patagonia’s HR chief says he reads resumes "from the bottom up" to avoid the culture-fit trap

Business InsiderPatagonia Patagonia HR chief Dean Carter said he looks for job candidates who are passionate about environmental activism — and also have other interests. He wants to avoid hiring "climate drones" and buil.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019