Bill Ackman tried everything for years to boost the stock price of his investment fund — dividends, buybacks, marketing. Turns out all he had to do was open his mouth.
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What rights do you have to protest at work? Do you *actually* have free speech in the workplace? Jena McGregor and I spoke to lawyers about what employees can and can't say when it comes to speaking out at work for our latest at Forbes
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New for Forbes: Carvana's stock is up 150% since the start of the year. Now its biggest shareholder, billionaire Ernie Garcia II, is starting to sell (again). Read more here.
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Global media outlets, united as the One Free Press Coalition, publish this annual “10 Most Urgent” list to spotlight journalists whose press freedoms are being suppressed or whose cases are seeking justice. trib.al/bxjdBnJ #onefreepress #istandwithevan

Good morning folks. I'm in a Seattle courthouse today with Danny Nelson covering CZ 🔶 BNB's sentencing hearing. The DOJ's asked for 3 years in prison; defense has asked for house arrest and probation. Thread starts here

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CZ has been chatting with Sam Altman and touring America while awaiting sentencing nytimes.com/2024/04/30/tec…

New from me: over 30 TikTok employees have been interrogated at the border about the company's data access flows, data centers, Project Texas — and whether they're members of the CCP.

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I don’t know you but you’re a legend

“My philosophy has always been to let 1,000 flowers bloom... we want this opportunity for everybody.'

Just updated our @forbes story on the success of the 'IIT Mafia' with comment from Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha, tuning in from NYSE 🏛 on the day of its IPO.
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SCOOP: A top First Amendment law firm is assembling a lawsuit of creators and small businesses to fight a U.S. ban on TikTok.

The firm, Davis Wright Tremaine, also sued Montana over its TikTok ban last year and thwarted Trump’s push to ban the app in 2020:forbes.com/sites/alexandr…

Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion, talks about his cannabis company TYSON 2.0 and the secret weapon that will help him smoke Jake Paul in their upcoming fight. Forbes
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CVC went public today at a $14 billion valuation, and shares are up 21%. The IPO makes cofounders Donald Mackenzie and Rolly van Rappard billionaires, worth an estimated $1.3 and $1.5 billion, respectively. Read my updated story here Forbes: forbes.com/sites/giacomot…

NEW from me for @forbes: Trump Media's leadership have launched a campaign against short selling. Experts are skeptical it can work. Read more here:

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As the Trump trial continues, what was David Pecker's creepiest line of testimony? What gave me chills? And what would I ask him if given a chance?

The answers to these questions and more in the latest Vicky Ward Investigates. open.substack.com/pub/vickyward/…

'In reality, they were taking money from investors and using it to... fuel their extravagant lifestyles.'

John Hyatt joins Brittany Lewis on 'Forbes Talks' to discuss how Forbes uncovered a $46 million renewable energy scam.

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Scoop: G/O Media has sold The Onion. The company told employees in an email today that it was bought by a new company called Global Tetrahedron and the site's staff will be kept on

Awful

Scoop: Chipotle is telling its US employees not to put chicken in their own meals, so the company can 'conserve our fan-favorite chicken' for customers. Workers say managers have threatened to discipline employees for having chicken in their employee meals bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Enjoyed chatting with Brittany Lewis about the $46 million renewable energy swindle, 'ROI.'
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Great story from Forbes @John_Hyatt on some guys who took investors' $$ and spent it on themselves. 'One hundred percent I'm a #billionaire ,' Croft boasted on a 2022 podcast. But Croft appears to be far less wealthy than he claims