Entries tagged "Target Corp."

Target defeats Ackman

Target announces that shareholders have re-elected the retailer's board, defeating a proxy by William Ackman.

Target earnings preview

Analysts expect Target to report first-quarter earnings of 59 cents per share on revenue of $14.81 billion.

TARP rescues insurers as markets fall

The Dow dropped 62.68, or 0.75%, to 8,268.64, while the Nasdaq fell 9.07, or 0.54%, to 1,680.14.

Bill George refutes Ackman's Target proxy

Former Target board member Bill George tells TheDeal.com why Pershing Square chief Bill Ackman's proxy against the retailer is wrong.

Ackman to kick down Target's doors

If your shouts are not heard from outside of the board room door, the next step is to kick it down and take over the meeting.

Ackman takes aim at Target

Activist investor William Ackman is advancing his campaign at Target Corp. with plans to nominate himself and four others to the discounter retailer's board.New York's Pershing Square Capital Management LP, the investment vehicle run by Ackman, said in a statement Tuesday it had notified Minneapolis-based Target of its intention to nominate a slate of five candidates at its 2009 annual meeting. This is a free preview of the content available in The Deal Pipeline. Subscribers enjoy access to the full story, as well as second-to-none research tools. To request a demo, or, if you are an existing user to...

Rally was too good to last

As the bulls return to the market, activist investor William Ackman's Deal Stocks suffer declines too.

Morris family sees possibilities for Mervyn's name

Mervyn's Holdings LLC may be out of business, but the family of the department store's founder thinks a rebirth is possible.

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