Intel has hired Morgan Stanley to defend against activists: sources

Intel has hired Morgan Stanley to defend against activists: sources

A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters on August 01, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Intel is working with advisors including Morgan Stanley to help defend itself against activist investors, according to people familiar with the matter, as CEO Pat Gelsinger attempts to turn … Read more

Elliott’s Starbucks campaign got it a better deal than it asked for

Elliott’s Starbucks campaign got it a better deal than it asked for

People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images In May, it was a $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments and a $1 billion-plus position at Johnson Controls. In June came a $2 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and an equally large investment in Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. … Read more

Starbucks and activist Elliott met last week to discuss settlement

Starbucks and activist Elliott met last week to discuss settlement

Laxman Narasimhan attends the 2023 TAAF Annual AAPI CEO Dinner at The Pool on September 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF). Jp Yim | Getty Images Activist Elliott Management and Starbucks‘ board of directors are in settlement talks, according to people familiar with the … Read more

Elliott has Starbucks stake, in talks with management: WSJ

Elliott has Starbucks stake, in talks with management: WSJ

A Starbucks coffee shop in Amsterdam. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elliott Management has taken a significant stake in coffee chain Starbucks and is engaging with management to find ways to improve the company’s share price, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Representatives for Elliott declined to … Read more

Elliott activist campaign at Southwest Airlines puzzles shareholders

Elliott activist campaign at Southwest Airlines puzzles shareholders

Travelers wait to check in at the Southwest Airlines counter at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, Dec. 27, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After Elliott Management revealed a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines in June, an initial rally in the stock quickly fizzled. Rather than sparking typical cheer on … Read more

Southwest adopts rights plan to fend off activist Elliott Management

Southwest adopts rights plan to fend off activist Elliott Management

A Southwest Airlines jet is parked Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Kehole awaiting passengers on January 20, 2024 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it has adopted a shareholder rights plan, more commonly known as a “poison pill,” in response to activist Elliott Management’s investment in the … Read more

Southwest Airlines faces activist challenge from Elliott

Southwest Airlines faces activist challenge from Elliott

A Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023.  Mike Segar | Reuters Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has amassed a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and plans to push for leadership changes at the airline that has lagged big rivals. Elliott is seeking to … Read more

Activist Elliott takes $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments

Activist Elliott takes .5 billion stake in Texas Instruments

A Texas Instruments sign in Dallas, June 14, 2023. Katie Tarasov Elliott, the $65 billion hedge fund best known for its shareholder activism, has made a $2.5 billion investment in Texas Instruments and is urging the company to improve its free cash flow by adapting a less rigid plan for capital expenditures. In a 13 … Read more

Intel dominated U.S. chip industry. Now struggling to stay relevant

Intel dominated U.S. chip industry. Now struggling to stay relevant

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the stock down 10% on Friday to their lowest level of the … Read more

Bond auctions are a bigger deal than usual this week. The first went the way of the bulls

Bond auctions are a bigger deal than usual this week. The first went the way of the bulls

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets up: The S & P … Read more