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Companies Learning to Fear Online Rumor Mill

Four kindergarteners whispering gossip

The music world was saddened to learn earlier this month that folk-pop pioneer Gordon Lightfoot had died at the age of 84. However, fans had practice mourning the loss of the Canadian crooner. In 2010, a hoax began circulating on the intern...

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New Intelligize Report Documents M&A Decline in 2022

Slow-moving turtle on sand

Corporate mergers and acquisitions fell off dramatically in 2022, and activity doesn’t appear to be picking up anytime soon. That’s the key takeaway from The Intelligize M&A Report, a new study published today on dealmaking activity in...

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Earnings Call Adds Farcical Element to First Republic’s Implosion

A dumpster fire representing bank engulfed in flames

In the annals of disastrous corporate earnings calls, First Republic Bank on April 24 offered up a whopper. It was short, lasting about 12 minutes. You could call it sweet, too – if you were an executive trying to avoid talking about the be...

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ESG Shareholder Proposals Gain Surprisingly Strong Support

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A familiar scene unfolded at the annual shareholder meeting of oil giant BP in London last month when demonstrators derailed the proceedings less than 10 minutes after chairman Helge Lund started his opening remarks. Security officers dragg...

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Corporate Bankruptcies Balloon in Early 2023

A blurry view into a cable news room

As speculation swirled this week about the drama in cable news circles, actor and comedian Roy Wood Jr. offered a tongue-in-cheek explanation about the supposedly coincidental timing of announcements that hosts Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon...

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