Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. Slumps on CEO Resignation
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What happened
Shares of educational content and services company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) tumbled on Friday following the announcement that President and CEO Linda K. Zecher had resigned. At 3:15 p.m. EDT, the stock was down about 12%.
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