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Elliott Investment Management has built a roughly $1 billion stake in Anglo American Plc, the UK-listed miner that’s received an…
Elon Musk says he would ‘definitely’ buy Disney stock if investors elect Nelson Peltz to the board
Elon Musk, the world’s third richest man, promised Disney shareholders he would dip into his vast wealth to buy up…
Jamie Dimon and George Lucas have a common thread that could explain their support for Bob Iger and Disney
Question: Who do the Star Wars creator George Lucas and JPMorgan Chase’s star CEO and chairman Jamie Dimon have in…
Hertz’s electric vehicle and CEO about-face is the latest twist after a COVID bankruptcy filing and a deep relationship with Carl Icahn
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now we know better. Hertz, reeling from a bankruptcy and the…
Just weeks after billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn secured two seats on the board of American Electric Power Co., the…
Bill Ackman spilled details about the time he was at the mercy of another activist investor—only to be saved by a ‘handshake’ deal with Jamie Dimon’s bank
Elliott Investment Management targeted Pershing Square Holdings in 2017, when Paul Singer’s firm privately tried to force fellow activist Bill…
Banner week for billionaire investor Carl Icahn – a total of four board seats at JetBlue and American Electric Power will go to deputies as Icahn celebrates his 88th birthday
The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday. JetBlue Airways announced…
JetBlue, reeling from kiboshed Spirit merger, has a new suitor in corporate raider Carl Icahn who’s looking to get his mojo back
Misery loves company and after facing steep stock price declines of more than 50% each, activist investor Carl Icahn and…
‘No hormones, ever,’ Shake Shack says about its chicken. Activist shareholders say that’s true for every other chicken sold in the U.S., too
“No hormones, ever” is what Shake Shack said about the crispy fried chicken in its sandwiches. A shareholder group says…
With Harvard’s Claudine Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president
Harvard president Claudine Gay may be gone but billionaire investor Bill Ackman has already aimed his ire at a new…