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Poll: Should Jamie Dimon Lose CEO or Chairman Role?

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 11:55 am

Tuesday will mark the do or die date for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) shareholders and corporate governance issues. The effort to split the role of chairman and ...
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Why Dell Trades at a Merger Arbitrage Discount

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is in the midst of what would be one of the largest go-private transactions ever. The PC giant and IT services provider is releasing its quarterly ...
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Sony Activist Loeb May Bring More Problems Than Solutions in Japan

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 11:40 am

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is having an unusually good day on Tuesday. After having benefited from the Abe inflation pump from the Bank of Japan, now Sony ADRs have hit ...
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Microsoft Faces Activist Investor Pressure

Posted: April 22, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Management inside Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be happy to see that their shares are worth more than 3%, versus when they went home for the weekend on Friday. CNBC's ...
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Apple/Einhorn Twist: Einhorn Investor Repeats Call to Shut the Hell Up!

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 6:18 pm

If you are growing about as sick of David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital in his fight against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as we are, there is an interesting twist that ...
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How To Play Navistar’s Death

Posted: June 19, 2012 at 3:07 pm

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) has become one controversial stock. Some pundits are even saying that ultimately this company could be at risk of bankruptcy. Others believe that there is ...
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Peltz & Trian Could Help Drive Lazard Back Up To $35

Posted: June 18, 2012 at 2:46 pm

Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) is not your typical sort of company that an activist investor would normally go after.  in fact, Lazard itself advises companies and individuals on things like ...
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Nelson Peltz Joins Warren Buffett With Ingersoll-Rand (IR, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 10:13 am

Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) is often overlooked as a key company despite a nearly $13 billion market value.  The news is out that Nelson Peltz has taken a 7.1% stake in the ...
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Jana Already Taking Big Profits in Barnes & Noble (BKS, MSFT, LMCA)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 10:19 am

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) may be back in favor after the huge $600 million or so investment from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).  Jana Partners disclosed in April that ...
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What Change Icahn Can Influence At Oshkosh (OSK)

Posted: July 1, 2011 at 9:18 am

Now that it's known that investor Carl Icahn is acquiring shares in Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) it appears that the stock in the maker of specialty vehicles is going to ...
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