Apparently it’s a bad day when Starboard Value sends you a letter. The activist investor group is well known for impatience and the dramatic demands it makes to the companies it invests in. In fact, Starboard Chairman Jeff Smith was named the “investor CEOs fear...
Will 2020 mark the year that eBay is refashioned into a pure — or at least purer — play on the marketplace model? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
In response to questions from a congressional committee, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon.com, Apple, and Facebook defended their practices and declined to answer some questions. The tech firms have been a symbol of the dynamism of the American economy for a long time and have seen their reputations impacted by claims that...
We are all salespeople — we all have influence over certain friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers. Assuming people trust us (assuming other people consider us more than boastful blowhards), they are likely to at least listen when we talk about favorite products and services, retailers,...
Is this the week of the CEO step-down? WeWork, Juul and eBay have all announced the departures of the chiefs at their respective helms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once...
The world’s biggest community of LGBTQ+ tech professionals, Out in Tech, has formed a membership program to improve opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals called Qorporate, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Wirecard has denied claims levied by the Financial Times that its subsidiaries were not audited, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says signs are pointing to a slowdown in business spending in 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
