U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at the Throwback Brewery, in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on September 4, 2024. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in … Read more
Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost in June 2017. CNBC Activist investor Starboard Value has been engaging with the board of Autodesk, continuing its push to improve the company’s operations and financial performance, according to a presentation viewed by CNBC. Starboard wants Autodesk’s board to reassess whether CEO Andrew Anagnost, who has helmed the software … Read more
Customers are trying on and learning about Apple Vision Pro headsets at an Apple store in Shanghai, China, on July 22, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Apple — Shares of the iPhone maker inched higher, as the company beat analysts’ estimates on the top … Read more
Jeff Smith, chief executive officer of Starboard Value LP, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starboard Value has amassed a roughly 6.5% stake in online dating company Match Group and is pushing the company to either make changes that would improve margins or go … Read more
George Kurtz, chief executive officer of CrowdStrike Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images CrowdStrike shares jumped as much as 10% on Monday after an announcement that the cybersecurity software vendor was joining the S&P 500, replacing financial firm Comerica. S&P Dow Jones Indices said in a statement late Friday that CrowdStrike was being … Read more
The GoDaddy banner hangs outside of the New York Stock Exchange as the website hosting service makes its initial public offering (IPO) on April 1, 2015 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Activist investor Starboard Value on Wednesday sent a letter to web-services company GoDaddy, urging management to continue moving “in the … Read more
