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With bylaw tweaks, Apple grants activist one of three wishes
By Ross Kerber and Stephen Nellis BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc's board relaxed some rules for director nominations by outside investors but stopped short of broader changes sought by an activist shareholder. Just how much influence to give such investors has been a hot topic with the rise of activist shareholders who some executives…
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Yahoo profit beats Wall St., some analysts worry over effect of hack
By Deborah M. Todd SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, a boost for the beleaguered company whose deal to sell its core business to Verizon Communications Inc has been shaken by a massive data breach. Verizon's general counsel said last week that the hack, which affected at least…
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Wells Fargo CEO to take ‘full responsibility’ in Senate hearing: NY Times
Stumpf will strike a contrite tone in a testimony over the fake accounts at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday morning, the New York Times said, citing a copy of his prepared remarks. “We never directed nor wanted our employees, whom we refer to as team members, to provide products and services to customers…
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Yellen faces tough sell on Fed rate hikes in Congress
By Jonathan Spicer and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will defend the U.S. central bank's first rate hike in a decade and likely insist that further rises this year remain on track, albeit at a slower pace, when she addresses Congress on Wednesday. Yellen, who is certain to be…