Healthcare Trust of America Inc. [HTA, +2.08%](/investing/stock/HTA?mod=MW_story_quote) said Monday that it regularly reviews its strategic plan and opportunities to enhance shareholder value. "We are open minded and committed to delivering superior returns for all HTA shareholders," the real estate investment trust that owns and operates medical office buildings said in a statement...

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. shareholders chose not to re-elect Chairman Rahul Mewawalla to the board of directors and also passed over two of the four people nominated by AB Value Management LLC, which has criticized the company's financial performance and governance...

A powerful proxy advisory firm is recommending Tesla Inc. shareholders to vote against two current board members and for measures urging greater corporate accountability...

Meal-kit company Blue Apron Inc. APRN, -6.15% said Tuesday it is aiming to make a number of corporate governance reforms and will seek to have the board comprised of at least 50% women and 50% people of color following its 2022 annual shareholder meeting...

Elliott Management has quietly reduced its position in Masa Son’s SoftBank Group, The Post has confirmed. And the Paul Singer-run hedge fund has made a tidy profit in the process — as much as $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter told The Post. The profit comes even as other investors have likely gotten burned by SoftBank 9984, -4.98% , whose Vision Fund posted an $18 billion loss last year...

As shareholders offer proposals seeking to change companies like Facebook and Lyft, they are hitting a wall put up by the executives who launched those companies...

Stellantis NV said Friday that its Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares has decided to leave the board of directors of European plane maker ...

Box Inc. reported better-than-expected financial results Wednesday, two days after an influential proxy advisory firm gave it a vote of confidence against an activist investor. The cloud-storage company BOX, -0.89% announced fiscal second-quarter results that beat the top and bottom lines, though shares were down in extended trading...

Chocolate, champagne, wine, steak, discounts on hotels and cruises. These are some of the perks companies bestow on shareholders, along with free popcorn and charitable giving opportunities.  While shareholders typically invest for financial returns, a select group of companies have long offered them perks to achieve various goals...

What does Engine No. 1’s recent proxy fight at Exxon Mobil have in common with the insane trading in GameStop and AMC common stock that occurred during the pandemic? The answer is that they all garnered lots of media attention but accomplished nothing...   

As an investor, what’s more important, a company’s shareholder returns or its ranking in corporate governance tables? While most individual investors would say returns, more influential players have fixated on the forms of governance...

In a U.S. stock market dominated by just three major asset management companies, a rising role for small investors has the potential to turn assumptions about corporate governance and market discipline on their heads. Retail shareholders in public companies have long been held the reputation of being uninformed rabble-rousers, distractions at best and saboteurs at worst. But academic research suggests small-time stock owners have exercised oversight in ways that complement, not just combat, the influence of bigger market players...

Facing an employee revolt ahead of the videogame company’s quarterly earnings report, Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick went into damage-control mode Tuesday. Responding to allegations of rampant sexual harassment and bias at the company, Kotick said in a letter to employees Tuesday night that it’s been “a difficult and upsetting week” and promised to take “swift action” to develop a more inclusive workplace...

A new lawsuit accuses videogame giant Activision Blizzard Inc. of fostering a “frat boy” workplace culture, including claims of years-long harassment and sexual bias. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Santa Monica-based Activision ATVI, -0.37% — which publishes such popular games as “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft”...

Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRG), a leading provider of advanced wireless connectivity solutions and technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking across a broad range of devices and markets, including consumer, enterprise, and automotive, today announced the appointment of Kiva Allgood to the Airgain board of directors...

Mentions of environmental, social and governance in corporate earnings calls skyrocketed since the onset of the pandemic, according to investment-management firm Pimco...

Start with a strong corporate culture and add directors and managers who know how to lead...

Toshiba Corp. Board Chairman Osamu Nagayama said Monday that the company will look for new directors after a probe found it worked with the Japanese government against foreign shareholders...

Proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis are recommending shareholders vote against Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, left, and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu for re-election to their companies' boards...

Investors’ vote to put activists on Exxon Mobil’s board shows corporate democracy in action...

Investors voted for changes to supermajority voting rule for the fifth time since 2013 at annual meeting, and followed ISS call to vote against board nominees to show displeasure with continuing inaction from the company...

Twitter Inc. TWTR, +1.53% on Wednesday named Mimi Alemayehou as a new independent director to the company's board, effective immediately...

Activist investor Cevian Capital Partners Ltd. on Tuesday said that it now owns 4.95% of Aviva PLC's issued share capital, and that the London-listed insurance company should be able to return around five billion pounds ($7.09 billion) of excess capital to shareholders next year. Cevian Capital, which describes ...

Chico's FAS Inc.'s shares jumped Monday after activist investor Barington Capital Group LP recommended the clothing retailer take steps to improve long-term shareholder value. In late morning trading, the stock was 8.8% higher at $5.86, extending a rally so far this year...