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AEP CEO Julie Sloat
Leadership

After making a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn, utility AEP cuts its CEO loose

By Josh Saul and Bloomberg
February 28, 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger wearing a nice suit
Tech

Why Disney needs a corporate CTO, according to one activist investor: ‘Disney will never be valued as a technology firm until it begins to think like a technology firm’

By Crystal Tse and Bloomberg
February 26, 2024
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
Finance

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

By Yiqin Shen and Bloomberg
February 23, 2024
Carl Icahn wins two board seats at JetBlue
Finance

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

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February 17, 2024
Bill Ackman
Finance

Bill Ackman claims delayed victory over Herbalife after stock’s 32% plunge to 14-year low: ‘A very good day for my psychological short’

By Carmen Reinicke, Monique Mulima and Bloomberg
February 16, 2024
Carl Icahn
Finance

JetBlue, reeling from kiboshed Spirit merger, has a new suitor in corporate raider Carl Icahn who’s looking to get his mojo back

By
February 13, 2024
Shake Shack
Retail

‘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

By
February 7, 2024
Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company
Commentary

Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
February 6, 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks on stage
Newsletters

Disney’s activist drama holds 4 lessons for corporate boards 

By
January 9, 2024
Pershing Square hedge fund investor Bill Ackman
Politics

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president after Harvard’s Claudine Gay bows to pressure and steps down

By
January 3, 2024
Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
Finance

Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value

By
December 18, 2023
Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
Leadership

Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz

By Thomas Buckley and Bloomberg
November 30, 2023
The Profit - Season 1
Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond investor slams the board chair for allegedly accusing reality star colleague Marcus Lemonis of a ‘secret nefarious plot’ and refusing his help

By
November 21, 2023
CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
Leadership

CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 

By
November 21, 2023
‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
Commentary

‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
November 7, 2023

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