Intel Rises on Revenue Beat as CEO Hunt Dominates Investor Focus

 Intel shares rose 1.7% premarket on Friday as the chipmaker’s quarterly revenue beat low expectations and investors focused on its search for a new CEO to steer the company through one of its most difficult periods. Former CEO Pat Gelsinger was ousted last month, well before the completion of his four-year plan to turn around…

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Shareholder Adviser ISS Wants to Block Virtual AGMs at Siemens

Influential shareholder adviser ISS wants Siemens to return to in-person annual general meetings and has recommended shareholders vote against allowing virtual meetings in the coming years, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. The U.S.-based proxy advisory firm’s advice comes ahead of the Munich-based technology group’s annual general meeting on Feb. 13, where the matter…

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What’s Trump Done on Prescription Drug Prices So Far – and What Might Be Next?

Early moves by the president raise questions about what direction his second-term policy on drug costs will take. Amid a flurry of executive actions on his first day back in office, President Donald Trump gave the first official indications of his administration’s approach to health care by scrapping existing orders aimed at expanding health coverage under the Affordable Care Act and strengthening…

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