shareholder
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Volkswagen’s major shareholder said it swung to a loss in the first nine months of the year, mainly due to an impairment on the value of its investments in Volkswagen and sports-car maker Porsche AG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
He owns 3.6% of the company, making him the largest individual shareholder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Access to funds was limited because of a tension between Gordon Brothers' dual role as both creditor and shareholder, a source said, but added they expected a relaxation of funds in the next two days.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The rest of the business world is subject to shareholder democracy and the corporate governance standards that result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Super League has said its shareholders have agreed to expand the league from 14 clubs to 15 for the 2027 season.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Tech titan Jensen Huang faced fresh turmoil on Tuesday as shareholders sued him and his firm for allegedly misleading them over his affair with an accused Chinese spy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Even if the woman Huang had an affair with isn’t a spy, a relationship with an executive of a major customer should matter to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The lawsuit filed in a California federal court on Monday said Huang and Nvidia misled shareholders about the national security concerns raised by the affair, and that their misleading statements "artificially inflated" Nvidia's share price.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Washington Mutual followed, and was unceremoniously seized by the Treasury, wiping out both its creditors and its shareholders entirely.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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