Corporate Governance

Why Wall Street Is Discounting the Larry and Sergey Exit of Google and Alphabet

Posted: December 4, 2019 at 11:25 am

At some point, being a multi-billionaire and running one of the top companies in the world takes its toll. Throw in the political scheme that is targeting legitimate wealth, an ...
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Subway War With Franchises Heats Up

Posted: December 2, 2019 at 6:15 am

Subway's management believes that among the best ways to revive flagging sales is to cut prices. This, in turn, will hurt the finances of its franchise owners. The tension between ...
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Uber Loses London License (Again) 

Posted: November 25, 2019 at 8:55 am

For the second time in just two years, Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) has lost its license to operate in London, one of the company's biggest markets. The decision, by ...
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Holiday Parties Staging a Comeback This Year

Posted: November 21, 2019 at 11:45 am

One of the staples of 20th-century business stories was the rowdy and expensive Christmas party. Even into the first decade of the 21st century, some companies went all out and ...
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Can a New CEO Get Subway Back on Track or Is the Company Looking to Sell Itself?

Posted: November 14, 2019 at 8:45 am

Sandwich maker Subway had more fast-food locations at the end of last year than any other quick-service restaurant in the United States. The privately held company had nearly 25,000 U.S. ...
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SunPower Poised to Split Into 2 Companies

Posted: November 11, 2019 at 10:20 am

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) shares shot up on Monday after the company announced that it plans to separate into two independent, complementary, strategically aligned and publicly traded companies: SunPower and ...
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Boeing Board Can’t Defend CEO Muilenburg’s Job and Needs to Fire Him

Posted: November 6, 2019 at 6:35 am

During hearings on engineering problems with the Boeing 737 Max that were almost certainly responsible for two fatal crashes, Sen. Richard Blumenthal attacked Boeing for a “pattern of deliberate concealment” ...
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McDonald’s Easterbrook Makes Dumbest CEO Move of the Decade

Posted: November 4, 2019 at 6:15 am

Former McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) CEO Steve Easterbrook had one of the best corporate jobs in American, overseeing one of the world's most iconic brands, and admired for a turnaround ...
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Boeing Board Needs to Fire CEO Muilenburg

Posted: October 31, 2019 at 6:57 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) CEO Dennis Muilenburg was stripped of his chairman’s job two weeks ago. With new revelations about the 737 Max, that pilots knew of dangerous flaws in ...
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Ford Chair Bill Ford Has Run Out of Excuses

Posted: October 24, 2019 at 6:20 am

There is a myth that battered Ford CEO and President Jim Hackett runs Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). It is not true. Hackett works for William Clay Ford Jr., who ...
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Former WeWork CEO Neumann Won’t Give Part of His $1 Billion to Laid-Off Workers

Posted: October 23, 2019 at 6:20 am

The bailout of mammoth temporary office space rental phenom WeWork has been put into place. Its largest shareholder, Softbank, will take control. Through a series of loans and equity purchases, ...
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Is Under Armour on the Right Path With New CEO?

Posted: October 22, 2019 at 12:55 pm

Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA) has announced that there would be a big change in executive leadership. Effective January 1, 2020, current chief executive officer and founder, Kevin Plank, will ...
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Are AT&T and Paul Singer About to Reach a Deal?

Posted: October 18, 2019 at 10:55 am

After disclosing a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) early last month, activist investor Paul Singer and his private equity firm Elliott Management sent a letter to company ...
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Boeing Should Have Fired CEO Muilenburg

Posted: October 12, 2019 at 8:35 am

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) board of directors has fired CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg from his job as board chair but will let him stay on as chief executive, at ...
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IAC/InterActive’s Plan to Spin Off Match

Posted: October 11, 2019 at 12:45 pm

IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC) has announced that it made a preliminary proposal for a full separation with Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH). This follows IAC's August announcement that it was considering ...
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