Francis deSouza, the chief executive of the biotechnology giant Illumina, didn’t know what he was in for when he resisted Carl Icahn’s demand in March for three seats on the […]
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Back to news homeJapan’s Stock Market Is Booming. Here’s Why.
The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, stood in front of the cameras in 2014 and said he was going to shake up the staid ways companies operated in Japan. It was […]
Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entertainment
The move, part of a cost-cutting campaign, followed Mr. Perlmutter’s unsuccessful effort to shake up Disney’s board. Read More
On Wall St., ‘Socially Responsible’ Is Common Sense. In Congress, It’s Political.
The idea is that you can’t make intelligent and informed investment choices without understanding how companies deal with issues like equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, women’s access to […]
Happiness or Success? Salesforce’s Marc Benioff Doesn’t Want to Choose.
Many years ago, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk and spiritual leader, posed a question to Marc Benioff, the co-founder and chief executive of Salesforce.“What is more important, being successful […]
Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Ends Battle for Disney Board Seat
Behind the scenes at Disney on Thursday, senior executives were giddy. The activist investor Nelson Peltz, in a surprise morning phone call to CNBC, had ended his attempt to install […]
Disney’s Iger Returns to Familiar Stage, but With Different Challenges
Even in decline, traditional television remains Disney’s largest business, delivering $8.5 billion in operating income in the fiscal year that ended in October.Disney and other old-line media companies are facing […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter Role Puts Tesla Board Under New Scrutiny
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter last month, his stewardship of the social network has been marked by turmoil, intrigue and no shortage of questions. Here’s one: How much time […]
Activist Investing Has Come for Fossil Fuels. What About Guns?
The message after a mass shooting, this time at a Texas elementary school, was clear: People who want to curb gun violence should “cast their vote in November.” That was […]
Twitter Grapples With an Elon Musk Problem
SAN FRANCISCO — Bright and early on Monday, Elon Musk sent the government a surprising new document.In it, the world’s wealthiest man laid out his possible intentions toward Twitter, in […]