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How will corporations spend their tax cuts?

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 1, 2017
History points to companies spending tax cuts on paying dividends to shareholders.
 Legislation and regulation books related to the GOP's planned tax overhaul are stacked and ready in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room in Washington, D.C.
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Why companies differ over 'proxy access'

by Reema Khrais
Apr 18, 2017
Investors in IBM will vote next week on whether to give themselves more rights to influence company decisions. Many companies have already embraced a kind of governance called “proxy access,” where shareholders can nominate company officials. But other corporations, including IBM and Charles Schwab, oppose it.  Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
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31 of 33 big U.S. banks pass stress tests

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 30, 2016
The Federal Reserve will allow many of the nation's biggest banks to return up to two-thirds of net profits to shareholders.
JPMorgan Chase was one of the banks that passed the Fed's annual stress test.
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How a baseball lawsuit helped define how corporations are governed

by Scott Tong
Jun 16, 2016
It all started because there were no lights at Wrigley Field for night games.
Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field on June 3, 2016, in Chicago. The Cubs defeated the Diamondbacks 6-0.
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Former BP CEO John Browne emphasizes the long term

by David Brancaccio
Jun 15, 2016
Old strategies of social responsibility won't work, he says.
The then-Group Chief Executive of British Petroleum (BP) , Sir John Browne, at the company's headquarters in London in 2000.
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Introducing "The Price of Profits"

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 13, 2016
We're exploring what happens when profits become a company’s product, in partnership with Business Insider.
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It's Christmas Eve for value investors!

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 26, 2016
Why investors love Warren Buffett's letter to shareholders
Billionaire Businessman Warren Buffett.
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Investors want McDonald's out of real estate

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 25, 2015
Amid continued declining sales, Mickey D’s is urged to sell some property.
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Chaebol versus the shareholders

by Sally Herships
Jul 16, 2015
There’s a serious challenge to the all-powerful family that controls Samsung.
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McDonald's first turnaround steps aren't about food

by Sarah Gardner
May 4, 2015
The company plans to cut costs, boost revenue, buy back its own shares.
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