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Carl Icahn takes on McDonald's over pig welfare

Billionaire investor and Icahn Enterprises founder Carl Icahn is waging a proxy battle against McDonald's in an effort to pressure the fast food giant to switch to "crate free" pork.

Carl Icahn nominates two to McDonald’s board

Carl Icahn has launched a proxy fight for two board seats at McDonald’s Corp., as the activist investor pushes the fast-food chain to require its suppliers to change their treatment of pigs.

Ford, battery maker face job requirement for Tennessee plant

Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant for the project, according to a lease approved Thursday by a regional board.

Former Google CEO commits $125M to launch AI initiative

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have committed $125 million to a project aimed at advancing artificial intelligence while preparing for unintended consequences the technology could bring