Coke and investor spar over 2014 compensation plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wintergreen Advisers, which says it owns more than 2.5 million shares of Coca-Cola Co on behalf of clients, on Thursday intensified its critique of the proposed...
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Darden cancels investor meeting as activists turn up heat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Darden Restaurants Inc has canceled its analyst and investor meeting slated for later this month as two activist shareholders lobby for bolder steps to improve performance...
Darden cancels investor meeting as activists turn up heat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Darden Restaurants Inc has canceled its analyst and investor meeting slated for later this month as two activist shareholders lobby for bolder steps to improve performance...
Most investors in survey back Pepsi split; Buffett opposes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investor Warren Buffett and some Wall Street fund managers are divided on activist Nelson Peltz's renewed proposal to split PepsiCo Inc's robust snacks division from its...
Activist investor says Darden CEO has lost its confidence
(Reuters) - The activist investor seeking to split Darden Restaurants Inc into two companies said on Monday it has lost confidence in its chief executive's ability to run the company....
Ellen’s Oscar ‘selfie’ crashes Twitter, breaks record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Is this the year the "selfie" stole the Oscars? A self-portrait of host Ellen DeGeneres and stars including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper taken...
Most investors in survey back Pepsi split; Buffett opposes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investor Warren Buffett and some Wall Street fund managers are divided on activist Nelson Peltz's renewed proposal to split PepsiCo Inc's robust snacks division from its...
Ellen’s Oscar ‘selfie’ crashes Twitter, breaks record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Is this the year the "selfie" stole the Oscars? A self-portrait of host Ellen DeGeneres and stars including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper taken...
Big consumer companies cut costs, Wall Street wants bolder steps
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Investors are growing impatient with the makers of global brands like Cadbury chocolate, Campbell Soup and Tide laundry detergent, as these stalwart consumer products companies...
Traffic jump boosts Chipotle restaurant sales, stock soars
(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Thursday an increase in customer visits contributed to bigger-than-expected growth in quarterly sales at established restaurants, and its shares rose nearly 13...