stockholder

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Paramount also has filed proxy materials to ask Warner shareholders to reject the Netflix deal at an upcoming stockholder meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

These advisory firms emerged during the 1980s as a stockholder reaction to the mayhem of leveraged buyouts and proxy battles taking place during the Gordon Gekko era on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Compass shares rose 6.3% and Anywhere stock surged nearly 14% following the announcement, with stockholder approvals still pending.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Sanberg didn’t control such agreements, but as the largest stockholder and a board member, his preferences carried weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

“I’ll get a job as a runner at the Exchange, then a clerk. I’ll become a stockholder and then a proper merchant, and then I’ll make my fortune.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo