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USD 1 trillion a year needed for developing nations by 2030: High-Level Group on Climate Finance

The report comes a day after several wealthy nations, including Germany, Canada, France and the Net…

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I joined an 'elite squad of anti-rat activists.' It was even creepier than I expected.

I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. The truth was nast…

James Rodriguez   


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SEC charges activist Carl Icahn with failing to disclose billions in stock pledges

Carl Icahn and Icahn Enterprises agreed to pay a combined $2 million in fines.

Filip De Mott   


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An activist investor with a new $1.9 billion stake in Southwest is calling for big changes at the airline

Southwest touts itself as the "LUV" airline, with free checked bags and no change fees. An activist…

Taylor Rains   


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Activist investor Nelson Peltz says it's 'probably true' that he's a 'bully billionaire'

When speaking about his contentious battle with Disney over board seats, Peltz told Financial Times…

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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Jack Dorsey said Twitter's board 'has always been a problem' and that he plotted his exit from the firm because of its activist investor

Before leaving Twitter in 2021, Dorsey faced pressure from Elliott Management, which wanted to repl…

Matthew Loh   


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Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.

Fire officials have long wanted wider roads to shorten emergency response times. But that means mor…

Eliza Relman   


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Trian's $25 million battle for Disney board seats could be Nelson Peltz's last fight as the most powerful activist investor on the market

Nelson Peltz's hedge fund is all in as he wages a $25 million war over Disney board seats, but the …

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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A market downturn hasn't made activist investing any easier. Here's why.

Plunging stock prices might seem like the perfect time for activist investors, but top industry pla…

Dan DeFrancesco   


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Joe Manchin enraged Democrats and climate activists, but they'll miss him when he's gone

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia frequently blocked President Biden's climate agenda, but his like…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn exits Occidental Petroleum stock as Warren Buffett reveals $5 billion stake in the energy giant

The activist investor slammed Occidental's financing deal with Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in 2019…

Theron Mohamed   


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GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen reveals a $150 million stake in Bed, Bath & Beyond and urges its bosses to explore a sale of the company

The billionaire investor and Chewy cofounder called for the retailer to narrow its focus, and spin …

Theron Mohamed   


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Billionaire investor Dan Loeb says there's an epic $1 trillion opportunity in Amazon that the market is failing to see

In a private call with Third Point investors, Loeb put AWS' enterprise value above $1.5 trillion an…

Shalini Nagarajan   


Theron Mohamed   


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Embattled activist investor Carl Icahn's firm plunges 30% after halving shareholders' payouts

Icahn came under fire from Hindenburg Research in May, with the short-seller accusing him of runnin…

George Glover   


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Activist investor Ryan Cohen has scored a 25x gain on his GameStop bet - and now commands a $1.9 billion stake

The Chewy cofounder spent $76 million on a GameStop stake worth nearly $2 billion today, thanks to …

Theron Mohamed   


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Oil majors Exxon and Shell face a climate-change rethink after 'seismic' green activist victories

Wednesday was tough for the world's biggest oil companies, who were forced by judges and activist i…

Harry Robertson   


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Yelp surges 14% after activist investor reportedly calls on board to explore a sale

Activist investor TCS Capital said that Yelp could rake in nearly double its current share price, t…

Morgan Chittum   


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HSBC will end all funding for the coal industry by 2040, narrowly avoiding revolt among climate conscious-investors

Pressure from ShareAction and activist investors prompts HSBC to end financing of the coal industry…

Sophie Kiderlin   


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Youth climate activists plan to protest the biggest social event for Washington's political-media class

Young climate voters are angry that President Joe Biden broke a campaign pledge to end new oil and …

Catherine Boudreau