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Shareholder meetings tend to be dull, pro forma affairs held at sterile conference centers and highlighted by an earnest chief executive who checks off a list of accomplishments for the past year and a list of goals for the year ahead.
Key items of business such as executive compensation and the re-election of the chairman and board of directors usually occur with hardly a whisper of opposition. Lone dissenters are taken in stride, a part of the annual proceedings, acknowledged politely and briefly by the smiling CEO.The curtain may be falling on these rote performances, however, as bolder and wiser shareholder activists use increasingly sophisticated techniques to target their opposition causes with pinpoint precision."I think we're seeing more proxy season smart bombs. That's the difference," said Ralph Ward, publisher of the Boardroom Insider and an expert on corporate governance.Shareholder activism has always played a role in steering the course of public companies, but the causes ...
ABC News’s Jake Tapper on the recent polling data and Mitt Romney’s decision to advise against ads attacking President Obama.
FBN’s Neil Cavuto on politicians typecasting voters by their gender.
U.S. financial stocks were mixed in early trading with few standouts absent J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Legg Mason Inc. . Morgan fell 2.5% after a New York Times' re...
Here's what's making health news this morning:Federal Officials Tighten Lead Limits for Kids (WSJ): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention redefined poisonin...
Trading losses at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. have in the last few days grown at least 50% from the firm's original estimate of $2 billion, according to a report publish...
Trading losses at J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. have surpassed the bank's initial $2 billion estimate by at least $1 billion, according to report on the New York Times web...
The trading losses suffered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have increased by at least 50% in recent days, exceeding the bank's initial $2 billion estimate by at least...
FBN's Charlie Gasparino says Bruno Iksil will likely leave J.P. Morgan at some point, but not yet.
Bruno Iksil, the trader at the center of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) recent surprise $2 billion loss, is leaving the company, although the timing is unclear, the...
Bruno Iksil, nicknamed the "London Whale" and the trader who may be behind J.P. Morgan Chase's recent $2 billion loss, is leaving the firm, the New York Times report...
If you're like most Americans, using plastic instead of cash has become commonplace. What you may not realize, however, is how eerily sophisticated tracking your pur...
“The Amateur” author Edward Klein gives a behind the scenes the Obama Administration.
Most of us cultivate lives that include a variety from the following: friends, mentors, acquaintances, classmates, peers, co-workers, teammates, fellow congregants a...
“The Amateur” author Ed Klein on his interview with Rev. Jeremiah Wright about his relationship with the President.
Bothering a spouse with loud snoring or being tired during the day aren't the only consequences of sleep apnea.Two recent studies mark the first time that sleep apne...
Author Jeff Himmelman on the Washington Post’s Ben Bradlee.
Dear Dave,I'm a single dad with two teenagers at home. My 15-year-old son wants to open a checking account of his own, but he doesn't want me or anyone else to have ...
FBN’s Liz MacDonald on Warren Buffett’s surprise investments in outlets including Media General and the Washington Post.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System will use all 5.3 million of its shares in Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) to vote against retaining the giant retail chain's boa...
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