2024-10-15

Elliott asks for December special meeting at Southwest, cuts board slate

Travelers check in at a Southwest counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elliott Investment Management has requested a special meeting at Southwest Airlines, formalizing the launch of a long-signaled proxy fight for control of the carrier’s board. The activist is seeking a…

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2024-09-22

Biden Fed Jay Powell meeting Oval Office

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (left) meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on May 31, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had “never once spoken” to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while he was president. But the pair, joined by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, met…

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