Top executives and directors at some major U.S. companies may have less sway over votes on chief executive officer compensation and other shareholder matters if a campaign by a number of investor activists succeeds.
For the 2014 annual meeting season,...
(L-R) ROMANIA'S PRESIDENT TRAIAN BASESCU, PORTUGAL'S PRIME MINISTER PEDRO PASSOS COELHO, CYPRUS' PRESIDENT NICOS ANASTASIADES, GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO, FINLAND'S PRIME MINISTER JYRKI KATAINEN AND ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER ENRICO LETTA
Europe's efforts to form...
On 27 November 1995, a calm voice issued this jarring statement on the BBC: “Abacha is sitting on a volcano. And I am going to explode it underneath him.” It belonged to Nelson Mandela. He was 77, and had...
Nigeria currently runs one of the largest bureaucracies in the developing World so much so that there are over three dozen cabinet level ministers working in the Executive Council of the Federation headed by President Good luck Jonathan and...
Manchester United hope striker Wayne Rooney will recover from a groin injury in time for Saturday's Premier League match at home to West Ham.
Rooney was ruled out of Wednesday's Capital One Cup quarter-final victory against Stoke with a groin...
Barcelona say Lionel Messi is on track in his recovery from a hamstring injury.
The Argentina forward is in Buenos Aires as he continues his rehabilitation from the injury which has kept him out for more than a month.
Club doctor...
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has admitted a Football Association charge over an abusive hand gesture but will contest a mandatory two-game ban.
Television pictures appeared to show the Gunners midfielder, 21, raising a finger towards the crowd during the 6-3...
Hull and Swansea have been fined £20,000 by the Football Association for the mass confrontation between players during the 1-1 draw earlier this month.
An altercation between Ashley Williams, Tom Huddlestone and Yannick Sagbo in the last 10 minutes sparked...
European shares rallied on Thursday after the Federal Reserve sugar-coated the decision to start winding down its crisis-era stimulus with a promise to keep record low interest rates in place even longer than previously signaled.
After months of agonizing, investors...
Honda Motor Co will introduce a new version of its subcompact Fit and the automaker's luxury brand Acura will show its TLX midsize sedan as a prototype at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month.
The Fit's...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
