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Disney, Bob Iger poised to win bitter board fight with billionaire Nelson Peltz

A multimillion-dollar quagmire battle over Walt Disney’s future continues Wednesday when the company is expected to announce that shareholders have rejected two hedge fund bids to shake up the entertainment giant’s board of directors. It will officially come to an end. Disney secured enough shareholder votes on Tuesday to defeat a challenge from billionaire investor […]

Elon Musk backs Nelson Peltz in Disney proxy fight: ‘His track record is excellent’

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander explains Disney’s proxy fight in “Craman Countdown.” Elon Musk on Wednesday defended Nelson Peltz in the activist investor’s proxy fight with Disney, saying he “definitely should” get a seat on the entertainment giant’s board. “As he has done with many other companies, he will help reinvent the company, improve […]

Elon Musk sides with Nelson Peltz against Disney CEO Bob Iger

Elon Musk has endorsed Tesla mogul Nelson Peltz’s bid to join the Walt Disney Company’s board of directors as he continues his battle with Mouse House boss Bob Iger. Mr. Musk famously told Mr. Iger and other CEOs to “fuck you” after they stopped advertising on his social media platform He said he would buy […]

Woke Bob Iger Facing Off with Nelson Peltz at Shareholders Meeting

Heading into Wednesday’s Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholder meeting, it offers more hype and real drama than any of the studio’s wake-up films that bombed the box office. Which is the mouse house? CEO Bob Iger wants to maintain strong control on Disney’s board of directors. But is support disappearing? His pandering to the left […]

Disney pulling ahead of Nelson Peltz’s Trian in proxy vote: report

Disney CEO Bob Iger appears to have the upper hand in efforts to block a proxy fight from Trian Partners, led by activist investor Nelson Peltz. Reuters reported that more than half of all shares were counted ahead of Wednesday’s shareholder meeting, with Disney beating out Tryon thanks to support from asset management giants Vanguard, […]

Nelson Cruz signs 1-day contract to retire with the Seattle Mariner

Nelson Cruz finished off his duties by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Seattle Mariners opened the season against the Boston Red Sox, walking to a small stand behind home plate. There, he signed a ceremonial one-day contract allowing Cruz to retire as a member of the Mariners before the season opener Thursday […]