Recent proxy battles offer insights into how comms can get out in front of the drama. Last Wednesday, Disney prevailed over activist investor Nelson Peltz’s Trian hedge fund in his widely publicized fight for two seats on the company’s board of directors. The contentious proxy battle played out in op-eds and celebrity endorsements for both […]
While there's no regulation in the U.S. for what's in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe or environmentally friendly. However, these "clean" shampoos separate and spoil faster than those made with synthetic stabilizers and preservatives. Now, researchers in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering demonstrate that a simple process—spinning organic shampoo at high speeds—improved the final products' shelf lives and ability to clean hair.
A media rights deal between Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and ESPN has been stretched to 2034, the network announced Wednesday.
While Game of Thrones fans gear up for season two of House of the Dragon, there is some bad news about another potential spin-off, with Kit Harington confirming that the Jon Snow series is no longer in active development at HBO. Harington was promoting his forthcoming crime-thriller Blood For Dust when he was asked by […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Game of Thrones Jon Snow spin-off series no...
Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust's wide gap between its net asset value and share price, despite previously strongly opposing them.
Former UPS executive Jim Barber Jr., an activist investor’s candidate to replace Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, says his experience at the parcel giant is directly applicable to a railroad. UPS’s package network relies on the very same principles as the low-cost Precision Scheduled Railroading operating model that Ancora Holdings wants to fully implement at []Read More
“Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care” promotes itself as “the first textbook dedicated to providing affirming, intersectional, and evidence-informed psychiatric care for transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive people.”
WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO today became the latest organization to oppose an activist investor’s bid to gain control of Norfolk Southern. “In our view, Ancora’s business plan to reduce Norfolk Southern’s operating ratio while improving safety and service is not realistic. Railway labor unions, shippers, and federal regulators have warned that Ancora’s plans may jeopardize []Read More
Jamie Boychuk, the activist investor candidate aiming to lead operations at Norfolk Southern, says improvements the railroad has made in recent weeks under new Chief Operating Officer John Orr — like increasing train velocity, reducing dwell, and removing 75 locomotives from active service — are low-hanging fruit that will help reduce the operating ratio by []Read More
Ancora's two-month fight with Norfolk Southern took another turn on Friday, when the firm publicized allegations of past misconduct of the new COO.
Source: Prince Williams / Getty / Jeezy The Snowman is clearing up the ongoing situation between himself and his ex-wife Jeannie Mai regarding custody of their 2-year-old daughter Monaco. TMZ exclusively reports that Jeezy is no longer seeking primary care of the couple’s daughter but wants to ensure that he and Jeannie Mai have equal parenting time with Monaco. According to the celebrity gossip site, the “Put On” crafter claims the former talk show host is restricting his access to his child in...
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