Bill Ackman has a few new targets — even if, technically, he's retired from being a vocal activist investor.
Driving the news: Since Hamas attacked Israel, the billionaire hedge fund manager — best known for agitating public companies — has trained his focus on some of the country's most prestigious colleges.
Tiffany Fong has been called many things in crypto — investor, influencer, whistleblower, content creator, even journalist — and she intends to continue saying "whatever the f*** I want."
Why it matters: People in crypto trust Fong, who has emerged as a central character in two of the industry's biggest scandals, Celsius and FTX, for being there to tell the story of their downfall.
Barbz, get ready: Nicki Minaj will go on a world tour in 2024.
What's happening: Live Nation announced 37 show dates for the "Pink Friday 2 World Tour," beginning March 1 in California and with performances across the U.S. and in Europe.
The news arrives days after Minaj's release of "Pink Friday 2," the highly anticipated sequel to her 2010 debut album.
The tour includes festival appearances at Rolling Loud California on March 15 and Dreamville Festival on April 7.
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday announced he is launching a new subscription streaming service, months after parting ways with the conservative network.
Driving the news: Subscriptions to the Tucker Carlson Network will cost $9 per month — or a discounted $72 for an annual subscription — and will bring viewers "hours of exclusive content."
The number of workers out on strike in November dropped by about a third compared to the previous month, but was still the highest it's been in a decade, according to the latest jobs report.
Why it matters: The 35,000 workers who returned to their jobs last month (autoworkers and actors among them) helped boost the jobs numbers overall.
More than two years after President Biden signed legislation allocating $5 billion for a nationwide network of taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, the first one finally opened last Friday in Ohio.
Why it matters: Having convenient, reliable fast chargers along major highways is an important confidence-booster for people considering an electric car.
Macy's has received an $5.8 billion take-private offer from an investor group that includes Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management, according to the WSJ and other outlets.
The big picture: The department store operator has been an occasional target of activist investors, who have pressured Macy's to monetize its real estate.
Why it matters: Jones, most famous for promoting the conspiracy that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, was permanently banned from the platform in 2018.
Decrypt, the news company that covers crypto and web3, has signed a letter of intent to merge with Rug Radio, a decentralized media company for web3 creators, executives told Axios.
The big picture: The merger marks the third major crypto media deal in the past month.
