Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Thursday night he would not vote to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, likely dooming a bid by Democrats and moderate Republicans and heralding the quick end of the trial. A vote to call witnesses is expected Friday, and is nowRead More →
(Reuters) – Institutional Shareholder Services said on Friday it recommends shareholders vote against a plan by the chairman of Hudson’s Bay Co (TO:) to take the Saks Fifth Avenue owner private after the bid was topped by an offer from Catalyst Capital Group Inc. In October, Hudson’s Bay agreed toRead More →
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday opposed the appointment of two new directors picked by Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub for Occidental Petroleum Corp’s (N:) board. “As large stockholders, we are very concerned with the situation at Occidental Petroleum,” Icahn said in a letter to shareholders. (https:// Disclaimer:Read More →
Bloomberg News Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says central banks are having a hard enough time getting inflation to 2%. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday rejected advice from some of the world’s most prominent economists and said he would not support moving the central bank’s 2% inflation targetRead More →
