In a market where timing is everything, Polestar can’t seem to catch a break. Ahead of the long-awaited GGPI / Polestar merger vote on June 22nd, Elon Musk signals a hiring freeze and staff cuts– fueling concerns around China deliveries.
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Razor-thin approvals: For Amazon shareholders, the conversation around pay, labor, and environment isn’t over
Narrow approval for Amazon’s compensation package, coupled with razor-thin approvals on environmental and worker safety proposals reveal a growing undercurrent of shareholder opposition. Momentum is building, which means for shareholders, this conversation is far from over.
SPAC Market Review – May 2022
Inflation, rising interest rates, and reduced corporate earnings across the board have led to persistent market gyrations which prove its too early for bottom fishing. The stampede out of deSPACs now makes it ‘deal-or-die’ time for those without targets.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (May 27)
Twitter (TWTR) drama has Durban staying, new CEO at Frontdoor (FTDR), and a CFO transition at WeWork (WE) highlight this week’s exec moves.
Panic Time for Palantir?
The world is a scarier place, which should be good for Palantir. But, with the controversial intelligence and analytics company having just reported its lowest revenue growth ever, we take a closer look at fundamentals and governance.
Starbucks latest brew: A nixed buyback and unionization bruising
A suspended corporate buyback amidst Schultz’s personal buying spree, a unionization bruising: Starbucks is still struggling to send the right message to shareholders.
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Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Jan 5
Boardroom Alpha’s Daily Digest highlights include Elizabeth Spaulding resigning as CEO of Stitch Fix (SFIX) and JNJ’s Kenvue filing for an IPO
SPAC Market Review – December 2022
December’s SPAC market review takes a look by the numbers of the month’s SPAC activity and how the market currently stands going into 2023.
SPACs Today: Wednesday, Dec 14
Rice Acquisition Corp. II (RONI) with an encouraging energy transaction, and the rest of the day’s SPAC news.
SPACs Today: Monday, Dec 12
Venus Acquisition Corporation (VENA) finally closed and changes ticker to MLGO, and the rest of the day’s SPAC news.