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Month: September 2025

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In Move Against Activist Investors, Exxon Opens Up Auto Voting

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For retail investors, proxy season offers an opportunity to let the C-suite know how they feel about the direction of a company. Mom and pop probably aren’t getting a private audience with the CEO or the board of directors any time soon, bu...

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Why Food and Beverage Giants Are Splitting Apart

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For decades, the food and beverage business was driven by a simple credo: “bigger is better.” Consolidation promised purchasing power, shelf dominance, and global reach. The late 2010s and early 2020s brought a flurry of high-profile tie-up...

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SEC’s Updated Regulatory Agenda Reflects New Focus on Crypto, Deregulation

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Reflecting what Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul S. Atkins called “a new day” at the agency, the SEC has released its priorities for the coming year. After withdrawing several proposed rulemakings from the previous presidential...

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Businesses Singing a Different Tune About Tariffs, But for How Long?

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In the words of Anchorman Ron Burgundy, “that escalated quickly.” A few months ago, corporations were offering a collective shrug when discussing the possibility that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would force them to raise their prices....

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