You are here

Home

TheoWire

Icahn’s Last Chance on Dell

DealBook
Original publication date: 
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:22

Carl C. Icahn may have given up his campaign to block Dell Inc. from going private in a vote on Thursday.

Don't Expect the Earth to Move

Economic summits can be invaluable during crises, but rebalancing commerce or reforming regulation takes more than a meeting.
BusinessWeek
Original publication date: 
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00

By Friday evening, the heads of the world's 20 biggest economies -- from the US to South Africa, encompassing 85 percent of global economic activity -- will have dined, met, lunched, met again, and made their pronouncements.

If history is any judge, there may not be much in the way of immediate or lasting results.

Jeff Bezos gets a $50 million bonus for buying the Washington Post

Washington Post announcing its own sale.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos isn’t paying $250 million simply for the Washington Post, its website, and a handful of smaller publications. He’s also getting an unusual financial asset: an extra dollop of the Post’s flush pension plan.

Lobbyists turn on the juice

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Original publication date: 
Sunday, May 2, 1999 - 00:00

Nobody knows how to throw a party like the electric industry -- especially for lawmakers.

From Las Vegas golf outings and January's $21,500 Electric Swamp Boogie, to quiet dinners and chartered flights for Razorback ballgames, the electric industry pulled out the stops to court legislators in the battle over deregulation.

Salaries, Perks & Pensions!

IRE Journal
Original publication date: 
Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 00:00
 Sounds like the latest game show, doesn't it?

Dell’s Buyout Fate Still Hinges Mostly on Icahn

DealBook
Original publication date: 
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 15:41

Just two days out from Dell’s new deadline for counting votes on its founder’s proposed buyout, the company’s fate appears t

Recent Ex-Senators Find Soft Landings on Corporate Boards

DealBook
Original publication date: 
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 15:18

Departing senators are finding that the life of an ex-lawmaker can be lucrative. In recent months, several have found spots in corporate boardroom, even if they have no direct business experience in the industries wooing them.

Estimating Ackman’s Odds of Success at His Next Target

The hedge fund manager William A. Ackman would have a pretty good shot at agitating for change at a company like ADT, according to an analysis. A company like FedEx would be a harder target.
DealBook
Original publication date: 
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 14:32

As the activist investor William A. Ackman hunts for his next target, a favorite guessing game on Wall Street is to see what company he will pick next to agitate for change.

Pages

Subscribe to TheoWire

Identity proofs: @theofrancis@mastodon.online

Powered by Drupal