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Lauren Hirsch
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Weaknesses in the Social Safety Net Disrupt the U.S. Work Force
“Does worker organizing not work because there’s all this monopoly power?” said Julie Su, deputy secretary of labor. “Why don’t we question whether the monopoly…
Lawrence D. Ackman, a Cityscape’s Financier, Dies at 83
A behind-the-scenes power in New York, he helped the city’s leading developers fulfill their skyscraping ambitions.
Elon Musk Threatens to End Twitter Deal Without Information on Spam Accounts
In a filing, Mr. Musk’s lawyers said that Twitter was “actively resisting” his requests for more information.
Icahn’s Loses Clash With McDonald’s Over Pig Welfare
The activist investor had nominated two directors to the company’s board as part of an animal welfare campaign.
Broadcom in Talks to Acquire VMware, the Cloud Computing Company
Since its $117 billion deal to buy the U.S. chip maker Qualcomm was blocked in 2018, Broadcom has diversified the types of companies it buys.
Even Among Corporate Raiders, Elon Musk Is a Pirate
The world of deal making has always been rough and tumble. But Mr. Musk blows any predecessors away.
Elon Musk says a lower price for Twitter is ‘not out of the question.’
Mr. Musk has been creating confusion around whether the Twitter deal will close, causing the social media company’s share price to fall.
After 32 years, McDonald’s Plans to Sell Its Russia Business
“This is a complicated issue that’s without precedent and with profound consequences,” Chris Kempczinski, the chief executive of McDonald’s, wrote in a message to franchises…
Musk Brings in New Investors to Contribute $7 Billion to Twitter Deal
The filing lists a number of investment firms and others backers who will contribute $7 billion to the deal.