 | | | | The parent company of gunmaker Smith & Wesson on Thursday defended its directors and its contribution disclosures ahead of a proxy vote that will test how far leading fund firms will press concerns about firearms safety, and won rare new recommendations from a proxy adviser. | | |
| | | It took Andrew Pillow eight years of teaching at a charter school in Indianapolis, Indiana, before he finally earned more than the manager job at the Chinese fast-food restaurant chain, Panda Express, that he passed each day on his way to work. | | |
| | | Dale Kleber is an experienced attorney, but when he spotted an ad back in 2014 for a corporate law position at a medical device and services company that specified “no more than seven years of experience,” he applied anyway. | | |
| | | Some of the largest U.S. cities spent more on pension payments and other fixed costs in fiscal 2017 than the year before, and those expenses are likely to continue to weigh on budgets, according to an annual report released by S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday. | | |
| | | Hedge fund Tide Point Capital Management is shutting down due to the majority owner's personal wishes, the latest casualty in the $3 trillion industry which has faced increasing challenges in raising money and delivering top returns, two sources with knowledge of the move said on Wednesday. | | |
| | | Neither of Deanna Brooks’ parents finished college, but they had high hopes for her. | | |
| | | Investors spooked by trade-war fears took a cautious stance, pulling cash from U.S.-based stock funds for the first time in three weeks, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) said on Wednesday. | | |
| | | Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. | | |
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