Russia ordered to pay Yukos shareholders $50 billionThe arbitration court in The Hague has ordered Russia to pay shareholders of Yukos $50 billion in compensation over its seizure of the one-time oil giant, main shareholder GML Ltd said in London
28 July 2014
AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's final $117bn bidBritish drugs giant AstraZeneca rejected on Monday a final takeover bid from US rival Pfizer worth $117 billion, saying it undervalued the firm and created uncertainty and risk for shareholders.
20 May 2014
Sotheby's gives Loeb board seats, avoiding showdownSotheby's agreed Monday to appoint hedge fund activist Dan Loeb and two allies to its board, averting a shareholder vote over the direction of the prestigious fine art auctioneer.
07 May 2014
No joke as 'Russian Facebook' founder resigns amid disputeThe founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareholder, a dramatic announcement some initially saw as an April Fool's joke.
02 April 2014
Zuckerberg sells as Facebook offers new sharesFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will sell a chunk of his stake in the company, cashing in some $2.3 billion, as part of a new share offering by the huge social network.
Facebook shareholders vent ire over sagging stockFacebook shareholders on Tuesday grilled leaders of the social network regarding how they planned to revive the company's stock and protect user privacy from snoops including US spy agencies.
Judge blocks Apple shareholder vote in lawsuit A US federal judge blocked Friday an Apple shareholder vote in response to a hedge fund lawsuit that claimed the tech giant was improperly bundling questions on a ballot.
24 February 2013
Greenlight sues Apple, with eye on cash pile Apple said Thursday it is weighing ways to give shareholders more of its huge cash stockpile, after hedge fund Greenlight Capital filed suit in an effort to press it in that direction.
08 February 2013
Heineken takeover of Tiger Beer maker approved Shareholders in the parent company of the Singapore-based brewer that makes Tiger Beer on Friday approved the firm's takeover by Dutch giant Heineken.