US activists' demands push up stock prices but maybe not for long, Lazard report says
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demands by U.S. activist investors can send a target company's stock surging, and new data from investment bank Lazard show that these corporate nudges...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 edge higher with Trump tariffs, jobs report in focus
US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors absorbed a report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to pave the way for proposed tariffs. Mean...
Stocks have a mixed day on news Trump might declare an 'economic emergency'
Stocks logged small gains Wednesday on two major indexes, despite uninspiring economic reports and some ominous words from the president-elect. The S&P 500 finished the day up 0.2%. The Dow Jones...