AvatarThe Motley FoolAvatarAvatar2 days agoDisney Stock Is Fighting on 2 Fronts Right Nowverified_publisherThe Motley Fool - Rick MunarrizDisney is hitting new highs, but it has a rival theme park operator and activist investors to vanquish. Shares of Walt Disney (DIS -0.52%) hit another …
AvatarThe Hollywood Reporterflipped into The Hollywood ReporterFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoBob Iger’s Invincible Era Is Oververified_publisherhollywoodreporter.com - Alex WeprinAfter a major Wall Street firm sides with activist Nelson Peltz ahead of an April 3 shareholders meeting, investors are questioning how the CEO plans …
AvatarInvesting.comflipped into Stock MarketsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBig names back Disney at critical time in activists' battleinvesting.com - By Dawn Chmielewski and Svea Herbst-BaylissNEW YORK (Reuters) - What do George Lucas, Jamie Dimon and the family of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) have in common? The creator of "Star Wars," the …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarMar 21In a Disney snub, Nelson Peltz lands major endorsement in proxy fightverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Meg JamesRejecting Walt Disney Co.’s bid for boardroom stability, an influential corporate research firm has recommended that shareholders add billionaire Nelson Peltz to the Disney board, raising the stakes for next month’s proxy showdown. On Thursday, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. — which advises …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 14Celeb, movie lineup for the Albany Film Festivalnews10.com - by: Sara RizzoALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Writers Institute Albany Film Festival is returning to the University at Albany on April 6. The festival …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 13James Ivory, Luis Guzman, Jacqueline Bisset to headline Film Festtimesunion.com - Katherine KiesslingThe Albany Film Festival, hosted by the New York State Writers Institute, will welcome headliners Jacqueline Bisset, Luis Guzman and James Ivory the …
AvatarObserverflipped into BusinessFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBusiness and Media Figures Who Support Bob Iger In Disney-Peltz Proxy Warobserver.com - Nhari DjanBob Iger's allies include George Lucas and eight Disney heirs. It’s exactly two weeks away from The Walt Disney Company (DIS)’s 2024 shareholder …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarMar 16The Billionaire Taking on Disney Just Wants Some Respectverified_publisherThe New York Times - James B. StewartAt age 81, with over four decades of dealmaking and corporate cage-rattling under his belt, Nelson Peltz would seem to have pretty much everything. He’s a billionaire. Until the hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin came to Palm Beach, Fla., Mr. Peltz had the largest property tax bill in town, with an …
AvatarCNBCflipped into Top NewsAvatarAvatarBiden’s 'billionaire tax' takes aim at the super-rich — but can a wealth tax work in reality?verified_publisherCNBC - Karen GilchristCalls for a wealth tax on the world's super-rich are once again gaining attention after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would impose a new …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarMar 19Will Nelson Peltz's Disney proxy campaign prove to be a costly distraction?verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Ryan FaughnderThe latest fight over the future of the Walt Disney Co. is headed into its home stretch, with the company’s April 3 shareholder meeting fast approaching. This is the moment when investors will decide whether to shake up the Disney board by voting to replace one or more of the Burbank entertainment …
AvatarTruthoutflipped into News of the dayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFarmworker Festival Dials Up Pressure on Wendy’s Billionaire Chairmantruthout.org - Derek SeidmanPalm Beach, Florida, is one of our nation’s true billionaire enclaves, whose denizens include some of the world’s most powerful corporate barons, …
AvatarEntrepreneurAvatarAvatarMar 6Hedge Fund Billionaire and Disney Investor Nelson Peltz Published 133 Pages on How Disney Should Change. Here's the Short Version.verified_publisherEntrepreneur - Sherin ShibuPeltz is one of two activist investors seeking a seat on Disney's board. Activist investor Nelson Peltz, the 81-year-old founder of multi-billion dollar hedge fund Trian Partners, published a 133-page presentation on Tuesday laying out what he'd push for if he wins a seat on Disney's board at its …