Michelle Gass Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Ancora Holdings is pushing to remove Kohl’s chief executive and chairman, according to a report from Reuters. Ancora se...
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Recent Investments By Top Activist Investors Include Bausch + Lomb, Twitter, BBBY & GameStop
| Getty Images Key Takeaways Activist investors attempt to purchase enough shares in a company so that they can pressure management into changes they believe will improve shareholder value. As seen wi...
This activist investor is pushing Chevron to ‘boost’ oil production
Vivek Ramaswamy – an activist investor who’s exposed to Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) through his recently launched exchange-traded fund wants the energy giant to produce more oil over the next deca...
Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer Narrowly Loses Florida GOP House Primary
Topline Laura Loomer—a far-right pundit and self-described “proud Islamophobe”—lost her bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Daniel Webster in a Republican House primary in Florida, the Associated Press proje...
Activist Battles Are About To Get A Lot More Personal
Steven Spielberg on set of the film ‘Jaws’, 1975. (Photo by Universal/Getty Images) Getty Images The Elon Musk-TwitterTWTR saga has had so many twists and turns that what happens next is a...
Nefarious Activist Attacks Curve Finance, Steals $570k
Recent news has reported another theft incident in the digital currency sector; it occurred in an exchange liquidity pool, Curve Finance. The attackers accomplished their objective by hijacking the DN...
Rep. Gaetz Mocked A Teen Activist. She Responded By Raising $1 Million In 72 Hours.
Topline A 19-year-old activist has raised over $1.5 million in under three days for abortion funds after she was mocked online by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla). HOUSTON, TEXAS – JUNE 20: Abortion righ...
PayPal Stock Pops; Will Activist Investor Push Pinterest Deal?
Hedge fund Elliott Management has reportedly taken a stake in e-commerce firm PayPal Holdings (PYPL). PYPL stock popped Wednesday on the news as one analyst speculated a merger with Pinterest (PINS) c...
PayPal stock down 55% just attracted an activist investor
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock ended nearly 13% up on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal said Elliott Management has a stake in the payments company. Why is the activist targeting PayPa...
PayPal Is Being Targeted by Activist Elliott. Here’s Why.
Text size PayPal shares have slid this year as people have returned to their prepandemic spending habits. Courtesy of PayPal Payments giant PayPal finally has attracted an activist. PayPal (ticker: PY...
Is PayPal’s recent stock surge linked to activist interest? What you need to know
Shares of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) extended their gains in yesterday’s session, July 21, marking the third day of gains for the firm, also the shares gained over 17% in the past five days. The increases ...
Syrian refugee turned civil activist found calling as blockchain evangelist
There is an educational website for beginning crypto users called ZeFi. The site has helpful introductory lessons, some interesting articles and a look of sincerity, much like other sites. However, no...
Russia Detains Activist Ilya Yashin For Spreading ‘Fake Information’—Here’s Who Else The Kremlin Has Targeted
Topline Russia on Wednesday detained prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin—one of the last opposition activists remaining in Russia—for two months for allegedly spreading false information about...
Dungeons & Dragons maker Hasbro wins battle against activist investor
A Dungeons & Dragons classic dragon hand painted by Alan Cooley, 27, of Huntington Station, New York, at Main Street Game Cafe in Huntington on November 26, 2019. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Ima...
Unilever names activist investor to board: ‘Unilever needs that’
Shares of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) are up 8.0% on Tuesday after the consumer goods company named Nelson Peltz to its board as a non-executive director. Peltz has a 1.50% stake in Unilever plc The Amer...
Kohl’s activist investor rips ‘alarming’ behavior by company
The management team and board at Kohl’s has a lot more questions that need answers, contends the activist investor waging a long-running fight against the off-mall retailer. “It was alarmi...
Hasbro slams activist investor’s proposed board directors amid proxy battle
Game maker Hasbro. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Hasbro is going on the offensive against an activist investor wants to add new members to the company’s board and spin off the lucrative unit th...
Terra Like A Crypto “Pyramid Scheme,” Says Activist Investor Bill Ackman
Activist investor Bill Ackman weighed in on the recent Terra crisis, calling the protocol a crypto version of a pyramid scheme. Ackman’s comments come in wake of the Terra blockchain losing most of it...
Kohl’s shareholders vote to keep directors despite activist pressure
The Kohl’s logo is displayed on the exterior of a Kohl’s store on January 24, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s shareholders voted to reelect the ...
Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza For Spreading Disinformation, Lawyer Says
Topline Russia has opened a criminal case against opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza—who previously survived two suspected poisonings in Russia—for spreading “false information,” his lawyer said ...
Activist investors are hunting targets in the SPAC market, but battles won’t be easy to win
Daniel Loeb, founder and chief executive officer of Third Point LLC Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The once red-hot SPAC market i...
Peloton activist Blackwells takes aim at new CEO, pushes for sale
A person walks past a Peloton store on January 20, 2022 in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Activist Blackwells Capital is reiterating its push for Peloton to consider a sale, arguing ...
Why Bitcoin Is The Hope And Future Of Activist Movements
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, probably the most important panel presented was about global financial inclusion. To many, Bitcoin is not just something of monetary value, but the only techno...
Kohl’s calls on shareholders to reject activist Macellum’s proposal
People shop at Kohl’s department store amid the coronavirus outbreak on September 5, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Kohl’s on Thursday ...
Bill Ackman is done with activist short-selling, will focus on quieter, long-term approach
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investor Bill Ackman said Tuesday that he will no longer take part in vocal activist short selling campaigns, a ...
Bed Bath & Beyond stock jumps after deal with activist investor Ryan Cohen
A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond announced Friday that it has struck a deal with act...
Disney Forced To Face Activist Shareholder Inquiring About China
Tourists at Shanghai Disneyland after its reopening on May 11, 2020 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Hu … [+] Chengwei/Getty Images) Getty Images Disney tried to kill it, but the Securities and Exc...
FedEx stock enjoys biggest one-day gain in 36 years after raising dividend more than 50% in agreement with activist investor
FedEx Corp. stock soared 14.4% Tuesday for the biggest one-day gain in about 36 years, after the company raised its quarterly dividend by 53% as part of a new agreement with activist investor D.E. Sha...