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Watch Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testify before Senate panel on whistleblower allegations
[The stream is slated to start at 2:00 PM ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will face questions from the Senate Permanent Subcommitee on Investigations on Tuesday over quality control concerns and whistleblower allegations. Boeing’s bestselling 737 Max plane has been […]
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May retail sales increase .1%, weaker than expected
A worker assists with checkout at a Costco shop in Teterboro, New Jersey, on Feb. 28, 2024. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail paying was weaker than predicted in Could as people ongoing to wrestle with stubbornly bigger ranges of inflation. Sales rose just .1% on the thirty day period, one-tenth of a […]
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Activist Starboard sues Autodesk in bid to mount proxy fight
Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost. Autodesk Starboard Value sued software maker Autodesk on Monday to delay the company’s annual meeting and reopen the board nominating window and allow the activist to mount a proxy fight. Activists can typically only begin a proxy fight, involving the nomination of a slate of directors to replace the existing board, if […]
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FDA approves Merck vaccine designed to protect adults from bacteria that can cause pneumonia, serious infections
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine. Courtesy: Merck The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck‘s new vaccine designed to protect adults from a bacteria known as pneumococcus that can cause serious illnesses and a lung infection called pneumonia, the drugmaker said. Merck’s shot, called Capvaxive, specifically protects against 21 strains […]
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Activist Starboard amasses Autodesk stake, weighs suit over delayed probe disclosure
Jeffrey Smith, CEO and chief investment officer at Starboard Value LP. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starboard Value, the activist fund run by Jeff Smith, has taken a sizable stake in graphics-design firm Autodesk and has spoken with the company’s board in recent weeks over a number of serious concerns involving its disclosures around an […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Adobe, RH, Hasbro and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Adobe — The software stock surged 14% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results. Adobe posted adjusted earnings of $4.48 per share on $5.31 billion in revenue and boosted its full-year guidance. JPMorgan also upgraded shares to overweight from neutral. RH — The luxury retailer plummeted 18.6% after reporting […]
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Top Southwest shareholder signals support for Elliott Management’s activist campaign
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A top Southwest Airlines shareholder on Wednesday signaled its support for Elliott Management’s activist campaign to oust CEO Bob Jordan and Executive Chairman Gary Kelly, as the carrier struggles […]
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Fed holds rates steady, indicates only one cut coming this year
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that just one cut is expected before the end of the year. With markets hoping for a more accommodative central bank, Federal Open Market Committee policymakers following their two-day meeting took two rate reductions off the table from the three indicated in […]
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Apple surpasses Microsoft as world’s most precious enterprise immediately after unveiling AI ideas
Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner attends the yearly developer meeting event at the firm’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 10, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple surpassed Microsoft on Wednesday to turn into the most precious enterprise in the globe, right after it announced its thrust into synthetic intelligence for the duration of its […]
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Inflation slows in May, with consumer prices up 3.3% from a year ago
The consumer price index showed no increase in May as inflation slightly loosened its stubborn grip on the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. CPI, a broad inflation gauge that measures a basket of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, held flat on the month though it increased 3.3% from a year […]
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