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Brexit: Corporations read the fine print

Jun 27, 2016
Contracts often include clauses that say companies don't have to be pursued if circumstances change
A trader watches his monitor on June 24, 2016, after the result of Britain's in-out referendum on EU membership, as Britain voted to leave the European Union. 
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Is shareholder value a myth?

Jun 14, 2016
Law professor and author Lynn Stout thinks so.
General Motors shareholders listen as then-General Motors Chairman and CEO Richard Wagoner, Jr., not shown, speaks during a meeting.
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