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Starboard Calls on News Corp to Scrap Dual-Class Share Structure

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Starboard Calls on News Corp to Scrap Dual-Class Share Structure
The activist investor said the share structure gives too much influence to the family of company founder Rupert Murdoch.

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Norfolk Southern Probing Potential Misconduct by CEO

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Norfolk Southern Probing Potential Misconduct by CEO
The freight railroad said it has opened an investigation into allegations of potential conduct by Alan Shaw that is inconsistent with its code of ethics and company policy.

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Discount Retailer Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Discount Retailer Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. discount retail chain Big Lots filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest retail casualty as consumers reined in spending after a postpandemic surge.

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Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nordstrom Family Bids Again to Take Retailer Private
The $3.8 billion offer is the family’s latest attempt to take control of the struggling department-store chain.

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Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lyft to Lay Off Employees to Cut Down Bikes, Scooters Division
Lyft said it is further reducing its workforce in a new wave of layoffs as it eliminates dockless bikes and scooters from the business.

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Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Volvo Backtracks on All-Electric Lineup as EV Market Challenges Pile Up
Volvo Car abandoned its target of having a fully electric lineup by the end of the decade, saying it was still likely to sell some hybrid models as the market faces an increasingly bumpy transition to electric vehicles.

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For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on For Volkswagen, the Bumpy Road to Electric Vehicles Starts to Hit Home
The auto giant is considering cuts it has long avoided in Germany as it contends with tepid interest in a high-cost technology.

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Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare

September 9, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Asian Buyout Firm to Sell Malaysia Hospital to IHH Healthcare
IHH Healthcare has agreed to buy a Malaysian hospital business from Affinity Equity Partners, the latest in a series of healthcare deals in the Southeast Asian region.

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Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index
Human Rights Campaign used a ranking of companies to advance same-sex benefits. Now an activist is using the index to pressure CEOs.

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Jeep Cuts Output of Wranglers and Grand Cherokees

September 8, 2024 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Jeep Cuts Output of Wranglers and Grand Cherokees
Production pause comes amid dealer gripes over high vehicle inventories.

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  • Ford EV Chief Doug Field Steps Down
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  • Jury Decides Against Live Nation in Antitrust Trial
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  • Joplin Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire at Two Adjacent Buildings
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  • Compass Academy Network Releases April 2026 Newsletter
  • Has the Era of the Mega-Layoff Arrived?
  • Spirit’s Bankruptcy Exit In Flux as Jet Fuel Prices Surge
  • Ford EV Chief Doug Field Steps Down
  • Jury Decides Against Live Nation in Antitrust Trial
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