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Carl C. Icahn may have given up his campaign to block Dell Inc. from going private in a vote on Thursday.

Just two days out from Dell’s new deadline for counting votes on its founder’s proposed buyout, the company’s fate appears t

Departing senators are finding that the life of an ex-lawmaker can be lucrative. In recent months, several have found spots in corporate boardroom, even if they have no direct business experience in the industries wooing them.

As the activist investor William A. Ackman hunts for his next target, a favorite guessing game on Wall Street is to see what company he will pick next to agitate for change.

JPMorgan Chase is working behind the scenes to avert a major potential embarrassment.

Goldman Sachs executives have long been among the most richly paid on Wall Street in the best of times. They are now poised to reap a windfall that was sown in the dark days of the financial crisis in 2008.

Manhattan’s high-end rental market has remained remarkably resilient, rising even amid a nationwide real estate slump.