Vanguard voting for Iger over Peltz in Disney proxy fight: report

Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort’s Zootopia-themed attraction at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Disney’s largest shareholder, index fund manager Vanguard, plans to support management over Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners in Wednesday’s … Read more

Who Is Dean Phillips and Why Do All the Tech Bros Want Him to Be President?

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech When I first saw a video of Dean Phillips, I thought it was a deepfake of Ron DeSantis. The guy’s head has roughly the same shape and hair color as … Read more

Bill Ackman and wife Neri Oxman buy stake in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and his wife Neri Oxman are buying a nearly 5% stake in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the bourse reported in a press release Wednesday. The announcement came as the Israeli exchange announced the pricing of … Read more

Bill Ackman covers bet against Treasurys, says ‘too much risk in the world’ to bet against bonds

Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in NYC on Sept. 28th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman revealed Monday he covered his bet against long-term Treasurys, believing that investors may increasingly buy bonds as a safe haven because of growing geopolitical risks, the latest of … Read more

The Russell 2000 is flashing a warning

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 26, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

Invoice Ackman amplifies RFK Jr on Covid vaccines

Invoice Ackman Scott Mlyn | CNBC Invoice Ackman mentioned in 2021 that delaying Covid vaccinations for older People “looks as if genocide.” Right this moment, the influential hedge fund chief and investor is amplifying the debunked anti-vaccine views of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ackman is just not denying his change. Actually, he … Read more