Pfizer CEO says he welcomes good ideas as Starboard ups pressure on company

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Pfizer CEO says he welcomes good ideas as Starboard ups pressure on company

Pfizer reported an earnings beat Tuesday morning and raised its full-year outlook, seeing strength in sales of its Covid vaccine and antiviral pill, Paxlovid.

5 hours ago

Business - Financial Times

Pfizer CEO defends performance after Starboard activist criticism

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

7 hours ago

Sports - CBS Sports

LeBron James says he has 'no idea' if he'll ever team up with Stephen Curry again

The Lakers and Warriors stars won a gold medal together at the Olympics in 2024

October 15

Business - Financial Times

Starboard-Pfizer battle strains Guggenheim’s relationship with drugmaker

Boutique adviser’s work for two former executives has threatened its lucrative ties to the vaccine maker

October 15

Business - Financial Times

Starboard calls for Pfizer board to ‘hold management accountable’

Jeff Smith tells activist investor conference that pharma group’s recent returns are ‘not adequate’

October 22

Business - MarketWatch

Vans maker VF Corp. rallies 23% on results, and CEO says he feels good about Q3

Shares of VF Corp. rocketed higher after hours on Monday after the parent company of Vans and the North Face reported second-quarter results that beat expectations, as it looks to tighten up ...

Yesterday

Business - MarketWatch

CEO of Europe defense company says region faces ‘wake-up call’ to boost spending

Countries have to start building capabilities and replenish stockpiles, said CEO of Swedish defense contractor Saab.

October 22

Business - The Wall Street Journal

Pfizer's Strong Quarter Bolsters CEO's Comeback Efforts

The pharmaceutical company reported its third consecutive quarter with positive results.

8 hours ago

Business - MarketWatch

Pfizer’s earnings crush estimates as company raises guidance

Drug company Pfizer saw strong growth for its heart-disease drugs and migraine treatment.

12 hours ago

Business - Financial Times

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generation

13 hours ago

Harris says Trump has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to women's health care

Kamala Harris held a rally in Wisconsin Thursday night where she mocked Donald Trump for his recent comments about IVF and said the former president has no idea what he's talking about on women's ...

October 18

Sports - CBS Sports

Dana White and Francis Ngannou continue war of words as UFC CEO says former champion 'isn't a good guy'

Ngannou and White's relationship continues to deteriorate

3 days ago

Business - CNBC

Coca-Cola CEO says McDonald's E. coli outbreak won't hurt beverage company's sales

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's isn't likely to hurt the beverage company's sales at this stage.

6 days ago

World - The Guardian

Biden says Trump should be locked up then clarifies he meant ‘politically’

Comment evoking Trump’s frequent references to jailing or prosecuting political adversaries sparks rightwing backlash. Joe Biden appeared to suggest Donald Trump should be locked up then ...

6 days ago

Politics - The Hill

Trump says he has '4 or 5 good choices' for potential Defense secretary

Former President Trump signaled Thursday that he has a list of potential nominees to serve as Defense secretary if he wins November's election, hinting at the future of a Cabinet position likely to ...

5 days ago

Politics - NBC News

Trump denies ever saying he wanted generals like Hitler's or that the Nazi leader 'did some good things'

The Atlantic reported this week that the former president wanted "the kind of generals Hitler had," and his former chief of staff said he made positive remarks about Hitler.

5 days ago

World - The Guardian

NRA faces pressure to suspend CEO after revelation of sadistic cat killing

Rifle association workers wrote letter warning that inaction against Doug Hamlin will ‘destroy’ NRA’s comeback chances. The board of the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) is facing pressure to ...

October 17

Business - Financial Times

From intern to CEO: does it pay to be a company lifer?

Executives who spend their career at one place can boost morale and loyalty but risk stifling innovation

Yesterday

Business - MarketWatch

Dan Loeb’s Third Point says a Trump win would boost markets, drive up infrastructure spending

Third Point said it believes the Republicans will take control of both the White House and the Senate, leading to deregulation, an increase in U.S. manufacturing, and higher infrastructure spending

October 18

Business - Financial Times

Tesla is not a car company but it does a good impersonation

Although its vehicles are yielding more profit, most of the $750bn carmaker’s value hangs on things that are yet to exist

5 days ago

Business - The New York Times

Musk Repeatedly Raises the Idea That Harris, or He, Could Be Assassinated

The billionaire and his PAC have used foreboding language about the vice president in their support of former President Donald Trump.

Yesterday

World - Yahoo News

Europe’s Airlines Dial Up Pressure in Face of Chinese Threat

October 17

Netanyahu holds emergency meeting on Gaza aid as U.S. ramps up pressure

Some 41% of people in Gaza will face "catastrophic" levels of hunger in the coming months, a global authority on food security warned Thursday.

October 17

Sports - Yahoo Sports

The Auburn spotlight is now bright on Hugh Freeze. How will he respond?

A rocky start to the season and in-house spats have put Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze under a microscope as a brutal second half looms.

October 17

Sports - CBS Sports

Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards says he would've been 'the guy' to match up against Michael Jordan

Edwards claimed he could have gone toe-to-toe with the NBA legend in yet another jab at basketball's past

October 22

Sports - ABC News

NC State's Grayson McCall gives up football, says he can't come back from latest head injury

North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall has announced his retirement from football less than three weeks after a vicious hit knocked him out of a game for the second time this season

5 days ago

Politics - NBC News

Trump says the U.S. is 'like a garbage can for the world' as he dials up immigration rhetoric

Former President Donald Trump said the United States is “like a garbage can” for the rest of the world during an immigration-focused rally in Arizona.

5 days ago

Sports - Yahoo Sports

Sean Payton on Panthers saying he tried to run up score: It's the NFL, play better

With the Broncos ahead by 21 points in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Panthers, Broncos head coach Sean Payton called a fake field goal and had wide receiver Courtland Sutton throw ...

Yesterday

Business - CNBC

Unity's new CEO pitches 'fundamentally different company' after rough year

Unity CEO Matt Bromberg, who joined in May, is overseeing his first big product launch since taking over the gaming software company.

October 17

Business - CNBC

Starboard Value's Jeff Smith says Salesforce has 'a lot more to go' and can increase profitability

Salesforce has become more profitable in the past few years, but one activist investor says there's more for the software company to do.

October 22

Arab League head eyes Lebanon ceasefire, says Hezbollah idea persists

World - Yahoo News

Egypt’s IMF Deal May be Reviewed Due to Economic Pressure, Sisi Says

October 20

Business - Financial Times

TPG and Blackstone team up to bid for eyecare group Bausch + Lomb

Deal could be among year’s largest private equity buyouts as contact-lens maker looks to split from indebted parent

October 14

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