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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.Business - CNBC - 8 hours ago -
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 makerBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Starboard calls for Pfizer board to ‘hold management accountable’
Jeff Smith tells activist investor conference that pharma group’s recent returns are ‘not adequate’Business - Financial Times - October 22 -
The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?
From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Gillian Apps: "It's the idea of making this better"
Barriers exist, but according to Gillian Apps who is leading a Hockey Canada steering committee to improve the game for women and girls, the aim is to make a better lifelong experience for girls in ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22 -
Starboard reportedly takes big stake in Tylenol maker Kenvue
Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a sizeable stake in Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol and Listerine, and is seeking changes, according to reports Sunday night.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
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 earningsBusiness - Financial Times - 11 hours ago -
The big idea: why it’s OK not to love your job
We’re constantly told that passion is what makes work fulfilling. But can being head over heels have its downsides?. A few years ago, I went to a retirement event for someone who, in his late 80s ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
14 Practical Gift Ideas for New Parents and Their Babies
From a booger buster to a food masher, these gifts make this amazing (and difficult!) job just a little easier.Tech - Wired - October 18 -
Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home
Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.Science - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial Explores the Idea of Home
Starting in November, 25 new site-specific installations that explore the idea of home will fill the former Carnegie mansion in Manhattan.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
‘Defensible’ Ideas Helped These Founders Build Brand Loyalty
The founders of Good Culture, Sheertex and Dreamday discussed their updated approach to branding at the Inc. 5000 conference.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
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.Business - CNBC - October 22 -
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 - 3 days ago -
This young disabled man dreamed of having a job - the system had other ideas
Elliot wants to live independently - but making that happen proved a bigger challenge than he expected.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Harris: Trump 'has no idea' about women's health care
Vice President Harris on Thursday night made an appeal to female voters at a rally in Wisconsin, arguing former President Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to women’s health ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Mark Cuban Blasts Trump's 'Crazy' Tariffs Idea With Rotten Cartoon Comparison
The billionaire slammed the GOP nominee for his "gibberish" proposals at a Kamala Harris campaign rally.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18 -
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The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea
Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parentsWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Walmart Just Announced a Brilliant Idea, and People Are Going to Like It
What’s the difference between “merchandising” and “display management?” It’s a trick question.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
The big idea: how games can change your life
To get the most out of play, we should embrace it for what it is, not as way to hone skills or train our brains . A 93-year-old woman sits in a hospital bed. Facing her is a figure in a full hazmat ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
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.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Netflix Just Announced Its Smartest Idea Yet. Customers Are Going to Love It
The streaming giant is making it easier for customers to share what they love.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
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 2024Sports - CBS Sports - October 15 -
Shohei Ohtani moving down in Dodgers' batting order? Dave Roberts calls idea 'comical' ahead of NLCS Game 3
Ohtani is 0 for 19 in October with the bases emptySports - CBS Sports - October 16 -
Mark Cuban mocks Trump's tariff ideas at Harris campaign rally as Elon Musk tours PA with pro-Trump PAC
Mark Cuban in a recent Harris campaign press call slammed Donald Trump and called his sweeping tariff plans "lunacy."Business - CNBC - October 17 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
2024 NFL trade deadline: Browns' Za'Darius Smith intrigued by idea of landing with this NFC team
Smith says he would like to join his former division, but it's not up to himSports - CBS Sports - October 18 -
Liam Rosenior: ‘Coaching abroad, nobody has any preconceived idea of who you are’
Englishman has made a big impression since taking over at Strasbourg, who are now aiming to end PSG’s unbeaten run. “What I’ve learned in three months here, I probably wouldn’t have learned in ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Why our ideas about protest and mob psychology are dangerously wrong | Dan Hancox
Myths about the madness of crowds, long propagated by politicians and the establishment, have been overturned by new research. . . I don’t expect measured analysis from Suella Braverman, but even ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Israel Bombs Lebanese City as Blinken Hints at New Ideas for Gaza Cease-Fire
The Israeli military struck targets in the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, the latest phase of a bombardment campaign against the militant group Hezbollah.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Kate Bush shares plans to make new music: ‘I’ve got lots of ideas’
In rare interview to coincide with release of her short film, English singer says she’s ‘really looking forward to getting back into that creative space’. Kate Bush has said she’s “very keen” to ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Wool webs, faceless mannequins and creepy lights: five budget Halloween decoration ideas that won’t cost the Earth
With a little craftiness, common household goods and secondhand items can be turned into eerie embellishments. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Trick or treat, or recycle and reuse? ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Yankees' Aaron Boone has two-word answer to idea of moving struggling Aaron Judge down in World Series lineup
The Dodgers intentionally walked Juan Soto to pitch to Judge in Game 1Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
Do we have any idea who will win the US election? No. Uncertainty is sky-high | Cas Mudde
Not only do we have no idea who will win, we also may not get a result till days after the election. It is generally believed that Americans only start to care about presidential elections one ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
It’s easy for the British to insult Donald Trump – but here’s why it’s a very bad idea | Simon Jenkins
A majority of Britons may want Kamala Harris to win the US election, but antagonising a powerful potential ally is unwise. Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
‘An intriguing idea:’ 5 reasons we should talk about Harris’s Medicare home-care benefit
An examination of long-term care is good for all of usBusiness - MarketWatch - 16 hours ago