After a record 2019 for activist investors, here's how companies can protect themselves

CNW Group
Opana® ER Antitrust Trial Concludes With Jury Verdict in Endo's Favor
Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP) announced today that a federal jury in Chicago, Illinois, has returned a verdict in favor of the Company's subsidiaries Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Endo Health Solutions Inc. (collectively Endo), in an antitrust trial.
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Mark Zuckerberg warns staff Facebook will be ‘turning up the heat’ to weed out underperformers: ‘You might decide this place isn’t for you, and that’s OK with me’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to employees that the social media giant would be scaling back hiring and turning up the heat on its employees.
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Mark Zuckerberg Has an Original Idea to Get Rid of Employees
The CEO of social media giant Meta is pessimistic about the economy and is looking for ways to keep his company profitable.
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Shares of Nio (NYSE: NIO), a Chinese electric vehicle company, rose in early trading this morning after it reported strong vehicle deliveries both in June and the most recent quarter. The EV stock was down by 3.4% as of 2:12 p.m. ET. The good news for Nio shareholders today was the fact that the company delivered 12,961 vehicles in June, an impressive 60% increase from the year-ago quarter.
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Mark Zuckerberg Makes a Dark Prediction
The mood has changed at the headquarters of Meta Platforms , parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, in Menlo Park, California. For months now, many economists have been anticipating a sharp downturn in the economy due to aggressive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve and central banks around the world to combat record price increases everywhere. The Russian war in Ukraine has further exacerbated the supply chain problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Why Shopify Crashed 18% This Week
Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) plummeted 18.2% this week on several bits of news. First, shares fell earlier in the week when revised GDP figures were released, showing that the economy was slowing down slightly more than expected. Additionally, a new report released yesterday, showing that inflation remains stubbornly high despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to bring it down, is likely weighing down on the stock this week.
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Warren Buffett says these are the best stocks to own when inflation spikes — with consumer prices still raging, it's time to follow his lead
The Oracle of Omaha knows how to beat inflation. So ride his coattails.
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‘We are in a recession’: Long-time bull Cathie Wood warns investors about the ‘big problem’ in the economy. Here’s what she likes today
The super investor still sees opportunities ahead.
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Does the stock market close early today, July 1? Is it open on July 4?
The bond market closed early on July 1 ahead of July 4th weekend. Stocks had a rough second quarter driven by inflation and recession fears.
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Last late-week rally in the markets quickly faded and this week is ending with declines in the major stock indexes. It’s the classic patter on the dead cat bounce, a brief recovery that is followed by more losses, and it has investors worried that there is no bottom in sight. Writing from the global markets strategy team, where he takes a broader look at the worldwide market situation, JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic lays out the headwinds running against US investors: “First and foremost, an unprece
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Barrons.com
U.S. Banks Are ‘Dramatically Undervalued.’ 8 Stocks to Buy.
Oppenheimer continues to expect strong fundamentals in the U.S. banking sector, even as fears of a recession heighten.
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People
Sarah Hyland Is Headed to Love Island !
"I got a text!!!! And it's a juicy one!" the Modern Family teased on Thursday
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Yahoo Finance
Bond market prices in Fed U-turn as recession risks rise
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted that there is “no guarantee” that the central bank can avoid a hard recession, introducing market fears that the Fed may not follow through on its plans to raise rates to 3.8%.
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The Telegraph
China snubs Boeing to strike huge new deal with Airbus
China has snubbed troubled aircraft maker Boeing after three of its national flag carriers placed orders worth $37bn (£31bn) with rival Airbus.
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Insider Monkey
Ken Fisher Loves These 10 Defensive Stocks
In this article, we discuss 10 defensive stocks that Ken Fisher loves. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of Fisher’s investment philosophy, hedge fund returns, and history, go directly to Ken Fisher Loves These 5 Defensive Stocks. Born in 1950, Kenneth Lawrence Fisher is an American investor, author, and founder of one of […]
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Bloomberg
Apple Ex-Corporate Law Chief Admits Years of Insider Trading
(Bloomberg) -- The Apple Inc. lawyer who was once responsible for enforcing the company’s insider trading policy admitted he used his access to draft SEC filings to personally profit. Most Read from BloombergUS Will Face High Gas Prices ‘as Long as It Takes,’ Biden SaysStock Doomsayers Vindicated in Historic First Half: Markets WrapThe Wheels Have Come Off Electric VehiclesDemocrats Weigh Paring Biden Tax Hike to Win Over ManchinSupreme Court Crimps Biden’s Climate Agenda With Limits on EPAGene
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SmartAsset
How to Retire With $5 Million
Want to learn how to retire with $5 million? Here are a few things you can do to stretch your nest egg over the course of your retirement.
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Bloomberg
Richest Billionaires Lose $1.4 Trillion in Worst Half Ever
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s fortune plunged almost $62 billion. Jeff Bezos saw his wealth tumble by about $63 billion. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth was slashed by more than half.Most Read from BloombergUS Will Face High Gas Prices ‘as Long as It Takes,’ Biden SaysCrypto Meltdown Claims Rolex and Patek Philippe as VictimsThe Wheels Have Come Off Electric VehiclesHow Europe Became the Epicenter for This Summer’s Travel ChaosStock Doomsayers Vindicated in Historic First Half: Markets WrapAll told, th
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Yahoo Finance Video
Chinese automakers Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto record major year-over-year delivery surges
Yahoo Finance Live anchors break down delivery numbers for Chinese automakers.
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CoinDesk
First Mover Americas: It’s Ugly in Crypto With $200M of Margin Calls, Founders Selling Homes and Comparisons to 2008
The latest price moves in bitcoin ($BTC) and crypto markets in context, for July 1, 2022.
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