[New] Boeing's adaptation to activist investor techniques could inspire a more active shareholder environment in usually conservative industrial sectors.
Forbes
Divergent capital structures position T-Mobile as a scalable growth play with shareholder returns, while Verizon's debt-heavy model raises refinancing and execution risks.
Ainvest
With more than half of the world's GDP highly or moderately dependent on nature and biodiversity, ecosystem losses pose a systemic risk to companies and their shareholders.
ShareAction
Falling interest rates will continue to boost UK equities in 2025; dealmaking activity will hand shareholders healthy paychecks; and at least one of the UK's listed laggards will make a big comeback.
Morningstar UK
In 2026, shareholders will be more involved in how companies use AI to work better while ensuring reliable outcomes.
Codleo
We expect similar shareholder resolutions to appear in 2026 across the broader technology sector, as the tension between digital infrastructure growth and decarbonization intensifies.
Morningstar, Inc.
The most commonly blamed reasons include the cyclicality of Korean companies, a weak financial system and even North Korea risk; but by far the biggest culprit has been poor corporate governance and a lack of care for minority shareholder rights.
The Korea Times
Until the data centers servicing AI tech companies are independently powered, that growing electric consumption is likely to help the utilities sector produce notably larger gains, which could be a benefit for shareholders of the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund.
investing.com
For insurance and asset management professionals in Asia, the IPAMC transaction shows Prudential using India's equity capital markets to sell down part of its stake in a regional asset management business while raising funds it plans to distribute to shareholders.
Insurance Business
Netflix's financials might signal a company creating shareholder value with manageable debt, though valuation considerations may prompt a cautious approach.
Artificall
India and France are nearing a revised tax treaty that will reduce dividend taxes for French parent companies holding over 10% stakes to 5%, while increasing it to 15% for minority shareholders.
Economic Times
Companies that rely heavily on frequent stock offerings to fund operations, such as Quantum Computing Inc. which faced concerns over share dilution, risk eroding existing shareholder value.
The Chronicle-Journal
In 2026, we will see shareholders take a more vested stake in how companies are using AI agents to work smarter while still ensuring trustworthy outcomes.
Salesforce
For the first time in a decade, the return on equity of listed euro area banks has surpassed their cost of equity, driven by continually improving earnings and a decline in risk premia that has translated into lower returns required by shareholders.
EIN Presswire
With organic sales growth accelerating to 4.3% in the quarter and a revised cost-cutting program targeting CHF 3.0 billion in savings by 2027, the Swiss multinational is recalibrating its operations to prioritize profitability and shareholder returns.
Ainvest
For the full-year 2025, shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends from S&P 500 companies are expected to easily set a record expenditure, posting a double-digit gain for buybacks and a mid-single-digit gain for dividends.
Investing News Network (INN)
Siemens plans to deconsolidate Siemens Healthineers by transferring 30% of Siemens Healthineers shares to Siemens AG shareholders by way of a spin-off.
Imaging Technology News
Energy companies, including Imperial Oil, might strategically pivot to maximize returns by accelerating capital expenditures in high-return projects, optimizing production, and potentially increasing shareholder returns through dividends or buybacks.
The Chronicle-Journal
With $451 million in free cash flow and a revised share repurchase target of $ 1.2-$ 1.3 billion for fiscal 2026, Autodesk is balancing reinvestment in AI R&D with direct shareholder returns.
Ainvest
Last updated: 20 January 2026
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