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Category: Investor Relations

Molten hot iron poured into kiln for sustainability

Charges Against Brazilian Mining Company Tests SEC’s ESG Authority

Molten hot iron poured into kiln for sustainability

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s foray into required corporate reporting on environmental, social and governance issues has been the top story in financial regulation since the start of the Biden administration. To this point, howev...

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Stock Splits Are All the Rage on Wall Street

Man in black with an umbrella standing next to classic roman pillars

Would you rather have a dollar bill or four quarters? This question doesn’t have a right answer, of course – you have the same amount of money either way. The same principle applies to stock splits, in which the overall value of a stockhold...

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Burger Buns with Earnings

Inflation Worries Rise as Corporations Report Earnings

Burger Buns with Earnings

In March, the Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% over the year-earlier period. Core prices, which exclude energy and food, climbed 6.5% during the 12-month period. Those are the kinds of numbers that get economists frothing at the mouth about i...

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Twitter Presents Musk with Poison Pill

A bunch of berries

Following Elon Musk is exhausting. Absolutely exhausting. Driven by an apparently insatiable need for public attention, the latest in an interminable series of headline-grabbing stunts from the CEO (sorry, “Technoking”) of Tesla involves a...

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Light Bulb Hanging: Shining Light on CEO Pay Compensation

Shareholders Go on Offense Against CEO Pay Raises

Light Bulb Hanging: Shining Light on CEO Pay Compensation

In an industry where top leaders routinely angle for lavish new contracts, the University of Michigan and its head football coach reached an unusual deal in early 2021. After the Wolverines stumbled to a 2-4 record in a 2020 season shortene...

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