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Meta Platforms Shareholders Say No To Mark Zuckerberg-Led Social Media Titan Putting Bitcoin On The Balance Sheet
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 10:50pm | 702Shareholders of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) rejected a proposal to consider adding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to the company’s balance sheet. What Happened: A proposal for a “Bitcoin Treasury Assessment” garnered only 3.92 million votes in favor, reflecting about 0.1% of the...
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Michael Saylor's Proposal To Increase MicroStratagy's Share Count Approved By Shareholders — More Bitcoin Purchases On The Cards?
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 2:20am | 485MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) shareholders on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the company’s authorized Class A shares by 30 times to support future Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) acquisitions. What happened: About 56% of votes were cast in favor of increasing the shares from the current 330...
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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Retains Position Despite Decreased Shareholder Support
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 5:14am | 512In the face of scandals and governance issues, Toyota (NYSE:TM) Chairman Akio Toyoda and nine other board members have been re-elected at the annual general meeting on Tuesday. What Happened: Despite two leading proxy advisers recommending against Toyoda’s re-election, his reappointment was...
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Musk Urges Tesla Shareholders To Vote, Says Too Much Of The Stock Market Is Controlled by ISS And Glass Lewis: 'Zero Economic Alignment With Actual Shareholders'
Sunday, June 9, 2024 - 11:58am | 914Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is urging shareholders to cast their votes on their shares by offering them an opportunity to win a personal tour of the company’s Texas facility. This incentive comes as the board requests shareholders to approve the reinstatement of Musk’s $56...
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Will Boeing's Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun Retain His Board Status? Shareholders To Vote Today
Friday, May 17, 2024 - 2:31am | 736Shareholders of Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) are set to vote on the board status of departing CEO Dave Calhoun, adding a twist to the company’s annual general meeting (AGM). What Happened: The vote will take place on Friday, during an AGM where investors are anticipated to seek clarity on the future...
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Tesla Investors Slam Elon Musk In Open Letter: 'The Board Has Allowed The CEO To Be Overcommitted'
Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 12:24pm | 618In an open letter to Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) board of directors on Friday, a group of shareholders expressed their dismay with CEO Elon Musk, claiming he was being distracted by commitments to other ventures such as Twitter. In the letter, the...
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Elon Musk Declares Twitter Board's Interest 'Not Aligned' With Holders, Says Look Out For Other Bidders
Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 2:04pm | 690Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) board should be more concerned about other potential bidders than himself. Last week, Musk offered to pay $54.20 per share of Twitter, $41 billion for buying the social network in its entirety. ...
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Elon Musk Faces Legal Challenge Over Claim That His Tesla Financing Tweet Was True
Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 1:11pm | 436Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk may soon be heading for a courtroom battle with company shareholders who claim that they have lost billions of dollars because of Musk’s 2018 tweet on taking Tesla private. Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk...
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The 'New' Tilray: Highlights From First Annual Shareholders Meeting
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 9:39am | 754On Monday, Canadian cannabis giant Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) (TSX: TLRY) held its first annual meeting of shareholders as the 'new' Tilray, following the merger with Aphria, Inc. in May. "In just six months, we have made concrete and measurable progress integrating our operations...
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The Difference Between Shareholders And Stakeholders
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 9:40am | 586Among the most commonly misconstrued pair of words is "shareholder – stakeholder," which at a glance differs only in the prefixes. Yet, as with many things financial, the difference is more than just a few arbitrary letters. How wide is the actual difference? Benzinga's dedicated team set out...