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Jeffrey Smith, chief executive officer and chief investment officer at Starboard Value LP. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images 2021 was a busy year for activist funds, with notable investors including Starboard Value, JANA Partners and Carl Icahn pushing for meaningful change at an array of companies. In all, activist shareholders embarked on

In this article C JPM JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters Banks have been one of the main beneficiaries of high inflation recently because their profit margins tend to expand when higher prices force central banks

In this article SPCE Spacecraft VSS Unity lands on the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico after the company’s fourth spaceflight test on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin Galactic fell in trading on Thursday after the company announced plans to raise up to $500 million in debt. “The company intends to

In this article JPM JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon listens as he is introduced at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3.01 per share,

In this article .SPX FB GOOGL AAPL Getty Images There has been tremendous focus on how significant a small number of stocks were to the S&P 500‘s nearly 29% total return in 2021. Perhaps this typifies sour grapes, as most active managers underperformed the S&P 500 last year. Witnessing the top contributors — Apple, Microsoft,

David Abner, Gemini’s Global Head of Business Development. Source: David Abner Gemini, the $7.1 billion crypto exchange, is getting into wealth management with the acquisition of a digital asset platform for financial advisors, CNBC has learned exclusively. The company has agreed to purchase BITRIA, a five-year-old San Francisco-based start-up whose tools help advisors manage holdings

Shane Evans, interim CEO of fintech platform MX. Courtesy: MX Fintech start-up MX has named Shane Evans its interim CEO as the company prepares for an initial public offering or possible sale, CNBC has learned. Evans, who joined the Utah-based start-up in 2019 as chief revenue officer, is replacing founder Ryan Caldwell, who will become

A trader in a face mask works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Nasdaq Composite and the tech sector of the S&P 500 slid sharply to begin the

In this article INTC COUR AAPL GDDY NFLX The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Stocks started the new year on rocky footing as investors confronted the prospect of rising omicron cases, higher bond yields and the Federal Reserve tightening its monetary policy. These macroeconomic factors can

In this article GDDY 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 Company: GoDaddy, Inc. (GDDY) Business: GoDaddy operates in three segments: Domains, Hosting and Presence and Business

In this article VORB Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on display in Times Square, New York. CNBC | Michael Sheetz Richard Branson’s satellite-launching company Virgin Orbit brought a rocket to show off in New York City on Friday, as it celebrated going public. “There’s a rocket in Times Square; but there happens to be [another] one

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said tech stocks could bottom Thursday, one day after the Nasdaq‘s 3.3% plunge on rising bond yields and Federal Reserve tightening concerns. The “Mad Money” host said he’s glad there’s so much negativity in the market because as a stock picker for his charitable trust, there are many names on sale. “I