Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual class structure

Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual-class structure

Activist Irenic Capital Management said Tuesday that it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to dissolve the dual-class structure at News Corp.

Business - CNBC - 9 hours ago

Kenvue shares surge after activist Starboard takes stake

Starboard Value has amassed a significant stake in Kenvue, which spun out of Johnson & Johnson in mid-2023.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Pfizer CEO defends performance after Starboard activist criticism

Drugmaker boosts full-year sales and profit forecasts after reporting better than expected earnings

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Fox News host pushes back on Trump’s false Springfield claims

Fox News’s Howard Kurtz pushed back on former President Trump’s claims about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, during an interview Sunday. “Your famous line about Springfield, Ohio, and I take your ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

How activist Starboard may help boost value in Kenvue's skin and beauty business

Starboard Value and Kenvue seem to be aligned, and the conditions might be right for value creation.

Business - CNBC - October 26

Abortion activists target Latino voters in final push for Florida’s abortion amendment

With an amendment aiming to enshrine abortion rights in Florida on the Nov. 5 ballot, advocacy groups on both side of the measure are seeking to cut through the noise in trying to persuade Latino ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

It’s the Inflation: Why the Working Class Wants Trump Back

Inflation is driving working-class voters of all ethnicities to Trump.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Republican senator pushes back against KOSA 'lies'

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pushed back against tech companies' criticism of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), responding in a memo Monday to what she described as "lies" about the privacy ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Democrats push to condemn GOP-backed hurricane disinformation

Democrats are pushing a resolution condemning the swell of disinformation peddled about recent major hurricanes that hit the Eastern Seaboard, including by politicians. In the wake of hurricanes ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Philadelphia officials push back at Trump allegations

Philadelphia officials in both parties on Tuesday pushed back against former President Trump’s baseless claims of “cheating” in the city’s elections. The former president on Truth Social claimed ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

HSBC to Revamp Organizational Structure

Europe’s largest bank by market value will split off its Hong Kong and U.K. businesses as individual units.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 22

America's New Millionaire Class: Plumbers and HVAC Entrepreneurs

Private equity is pouring money into skilled-trade small businesses; ‘Next thing you know, you’re running an empire.’

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 12

London pushes into a new immersive market

Theatrical venture draws on city’s tradition to extend light shows beyond art

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs

Government officials in Martinique say protesters with automatic weapons targeted police and firefighters during a fresh round of violent demonstrations in the French Caribbean island

World - ABC News - October 23

New York menswear is back!

The city’s retail offering for men has been lacklustre, but a wave of product lovers are seeking to change that

World - Financial Times - October 18

Irene Wall Was A True Women's Hockey Builder

Without Irene Wall's leadership as long time president of the Quebec Ladies Amateur Hockey Association and Montreal City and District Ladies' Hockey League through the 1920s and 1930s, women's ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Activist Jana is back in the kitchen at Lamb Weston – Here’s what could happen next

Jana Partners and Continental Grain plan to speak with the potato processing giant about its financial performance and the start of a strategic review.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

In Wisconsin, election officials push back against critics of drop boxes

Wisconsin election officials are reassuring the public about the safety of ballot drop boxes, which have been the subject of conspiracy theories in the state since 2020.

Chiefs owner backs Harrison Butker’s political push for ‘traditional values’

Kicker has formed a political action committee Butker has praised women staying at home The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs said on Wednesday that he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Transracial adoptees push back against long-held narrative they should be 'grateful'

Amid recent investigations on systemic adoption fraud by the Chinese and South Korean governments, adoptees are speaking out on a narrative they should be "grateful."

3 ways you can push back against election misinformation

There are simple steps we can all take this fall to contribute to a healthier online election dialogue.

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Deion Sanders pushes back on Obama remarks: ‘Like, c’mon. C’mon’

University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders pushed back on comments former President Obama made about his team, telling the former president “c’mon.” “President Obama is everything to me. I ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Michigan secretary of state pushes back against Musk's voter registration claims

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and tech billionaire Elon Musk got into a days-long back-and-forth on the social platform X about voter registration in the Wolverine State. On ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Italian leaders hit back at accusations of police racism and homophobia

Council of Europe monitor reports ‘many accounts of racial profiling’ but Giorgia Meloni says force ‘deserves respect’. The Council of Europe has come under fire from Italian leaders after the ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

China-backed social accounts push false narratives about 2024 race

Several social media accounts originating from countries like Russia and China have continued to push false narratives about the 2024 presidential election. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy ...

'It's a lie': Georgia official pushes back on false claims of voting machine fraud

A Georgia election official is pushing back on false claims of voting machine fraud following allegations that a voter's ballot had been "switched" by a voting machine.

Kentucky election officials push back on viral 'vote-switching' video

Officials in Kentucky are pushing back on unfounded allegations of voter fraud after a social media video showed an apparent technical glitch on a ballot-marking machine.

Warriors' Curry (ankle) to miss at least 2 games

The Golden State Warriors announced that an MRI of Stephen Curry's sprained left ankle Monday did not detect any structural damage and described the injury as a left peroneal strain.

Sports - ESPN - October 28

Menendez brothers 'deserve a chance,' relatives say as they push for release

Nearly two dozen relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez are urging Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to recommend the brothers be resentenced.

MLS playoffs preview: Messi and Inter Miami push for MLS Cup, Columbus hopes for back-to-back championships

With the MLS wild-card matchups kicking off on Tuesday, here's everything to know about the first round of the 2024 MLS playoffs.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

"Oprah Daily" spotlights the mental load women carry in new wellness class

Therapist Lori Gottlieb and Oprah Daily's Pilar Guzmán join "CBS Mornings" to discuss the pressures women face managing life's demands.

England gets back to winning ways but interim coach Carsley says team needs a 'world class' manager

After three wins from four games as England interim coach, Lee Carsley has appeared to distance himself from taking on the job full time

Sports - ABC News - October 13

When do clocks 'fall back' as daylight saving time ends?

Are you ready to get an extra hour of sleep?

Politics - The Hill - October 27

What if we didn't 'fall back' when daylight saving time ends?

We're again setting the clocks back an hour — but what if we didn't?

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Daylight saving time has ended. What to know about 'falling back.'

It’s time to fall back again.

Boeing strike ends as workers back 38% pay rise deal

The damaging walkout by around 30,000 unionised Boeing workers started on 13 September.

Southwest’s stock falls after activist calls special meeting to elect new board

Southwest Airlines’ stock took a turn lower Monday, after activist investor Elliott Investment Management called for a special meeting to give shareholders a chance to elect “a completely ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

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