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...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
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’...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
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...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
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...
05 Aug, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
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...
27 Mar, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
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...
08 Mar, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
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...
30 Dec, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
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.
25 Jan, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
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...
29 May, 2022, 04.20 PM IST
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 ...
08 Apr, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
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...
24 Mar, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
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...
24 Mar, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
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...
12 Nov, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
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 ...
12 Nov, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
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...
24 May, 2018, 07.07 PM IST
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
28 Mar, 2016, 11.32 AM IST