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US SEC chairman moves to give states power over shareholder resolutionsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rule changes for shareholder proposals. This shift could reduce investor activis...
Gadchiroli girl with Maoist-hit childhood is now engineer at Lloyds; at 20, she is a symbol of hope, helping build the same region her father once fought inGadchiroli girl grows from Maoist-affected childhood to engineer: Arvinda Barsagade’s father joined the Maoists after facing local pressure...
How Bill Ackman’s $14,000 Harvard job led him to Warren Buffett’s investing philosophy and eventually built his billion-dollar careerBill Ackman's journey began with a modest college sales position at Harvard University, earning $14,000. His foray into real estate quickly...
Will Your Investors Support Your Strategic Pivot?Strategic pivots often fail—not because of poor ideas or execution but because companies misjudge how attached investors are to their exist...
Turtlemint investors IPO cash out; Ola Electric eyes Sebi settlementPeak XV and Nexus Venture Partners are set to rake in manifold returns as insurtech company Turtlemint goes public. This and more in today’...
Why did Snap (SNAP) stock skyrocket 12% today? Is SNAP the next breakout stock to buy in 2026 or just another short-term rally?Snap stock skyrocketed 12% today. Shares jumped to about $4.53 in intraday trading. Volume crossed 88 million, far above average levels. Th...
Small investors fear US SEC will drive corporate gadflies to extinctionSmall investors' ability to influence corporate boards through shareholder proposals is facing significant restrictions. Proposed new rules...
Tesla in turmoil? Elon Musk admits he could be ousted, slams claims of loan ties to stockTesla ownership Elon Musk latest news: Elon Musk is reportedly worried about losing control of Tesla to activist shareholders, despite owni...
Russia to power Elon Musk’s Mars dream? Putin’s envoy offers nuclear plant for Red Planet missionRussia has proposed supplying a small nuclear power plant for Elon Musk’s planned Mars mission. This comes as the Kremlin seeks economic ti...
Cognizant's activist investor Mantle Ridge builds over a $1 billion stakeMantle Ridge, led by American founder and CEO Paul Hilal, began purchasing Cognizant shares in the second half of 2022 when the stock was p...
Lok Sabha MP writes to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks intervention in Tata Sons' listing rowLok Sabha MP Kaushalendra Kumar has urged Finance Minister Sitharaman to probe Tata Sons' listing issues, citing potential harm to the cred...
Elon Musk tweets proxy voting firms have 'far too much power'Musk's comments add to a long-running debate over whether such advisers have too much sway over corporate decision-making.
Activist investing has come for fossil fuels. What about guns?Shareholder activism can mean several things. Some activists want to take over a company and govern it differently for financial reasons. S...
Memelord Elon Musk’s Twitter rodeo could set a trendDays after the iconic entrepreneur bought a 9.2% stake in the microblogging platform, technology analysts told ET that they expect Musk is ...
Toshiba shareholders vote down both spin-off plan and call to seek buyout offersThe proposal to seek private equity buyout offers or a minority investment was made by Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners, Toshiba's No...
Toshiba shareholders vote down both spin-off plan and call to seek buyout offersThe result of the extraordinary general meeting will likely force Toshiba to revise its controversial restructuring plan and ensure that th...
Toshiba plans to split into three firms, shareholder reaction in focusJapan's Toshiba Corp has outlined plans to break up into three independent companies by spinning off two core businesses - its energy and i...
Toshiba set to announce split into three firms, shareholder reaction in focusThe plan - borne of a strategic review undertaken after a highly damaging corporate governance scandal - is aimed at improving shareholder ...
Sterlite protests nothing new, Vedanta has been in the cross hairs of activists for longActivists and local people often accuse Vedanta of polluting the environment and violating human rights. Vedanta has always refuted these c...
Yahoo CEO Mayer downplayed the biggest threat company is facingYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer downplayed the threat posed by activist investors for more than a year, dismissing the danger as a noisy distraction