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Lauren Thomas

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ARTICLES BY LAUREN THOMAS

Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ

Dealmakers are struggling to make sense of Trump’s antitrust policy

3 min read . 22 Apr 2025

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle. (AFP)

Major hedge fund prepares for fight at Harley-Davidson

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

Elon Musk merges X with xAI, boosting valuation and ad revenue, as investor interest surges ahead of Trump’s new trade tariffs. (Image: Reuters)

How Elon Musk rescued X from the brink

5 min read . 09 Apr 2025

Elon Musk’s merger of X and xAI values the combined company at over $110 billion. (AP)

Elon Musk’s megadeal between X and xAI breaks Wall Street’s rulebook

3 min read . 01 Apr 2025

Lip-Bu Tan, the new chief executive of Intel. (Times of India)

Inside the mind of Intel’s new CEO: ‘Disrupt and Leapfrog’

5 min read . 14 Mar 2025

Dealmakers are wary after the recent whipsaw on tariffs. Photo: John Taggart for WSJ

For CEOs and bankers, the Trump euphoria is fading fast

3 min read . 10 Feb 2025

Illustration: Rachel Mendelson/WSJ, iStock (2)

The celebrity activist investor is going extinct

6 min read . 27 Dec 2024

Activist Starboard Value Takes $1 Billion Stake in Pfizer

Pfizer faces pressure as Starboard Value takes $1 billion stake

3 min read . 07 Oct 2024

Noam Shazeer is leading Google’s efforts to build the next version of its most powerful AI technology, Gemini. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

Google paid $2.7 billion to bring back an AI genius who quit in frustration

5 min read . 25 Sep 2024

Edgar Bronfman Jr. is trying to get back into the media business with a bid for Paramount. Matthew Staver/Bloomberg News

The Seagram heir who wants to buy Paramount

6 min read . 24 Aug 2024

Current Starbucks chief Laxman Narasimhan has stepped down after roughly 16 months on the job. GRANT HINDSLEY for WSJ

Inside Starbucks’s surprising CEO firing and hiring

8 min read . 14 Aug 2024

Shari Redstone is in advanced negotiations to sell a majority stake of National Amusements to Skydance Media. Paramount, which owns the iconic movie studio, broadcaster CBS and cable networks including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, would then merge with Skydance. (File Photo: Reuters)

Edgar Bronfman eyes $2 billion-plus bid for company that controls Paramount

2 min read . 10 Jun 2024

Activist investor Nelson Peltz has hinted he has a new target. (Bloomberg)

Nelson Peltz got crushed by Disney. Can he recover?

5 min read . 17 Apr 2024

Activist investor Nelson Peltz criticized Disney’s succession planning. PHOTO: MARCO BELLO/BLOOMBERG NEWS

How Disney’s Bob Iger vanquished Wall Street agitator Nelson Peltz

7 min read . 04 Apr 2024

Trian Fund Management CEO Nelson Peltz is competing for a seat on Disney’s board. (Bloomberg)

The priciest shareholder fight ever is headed to Disney’s boardroom

3 min read . 11 Feb 2024

Mattel Draws Activist Seeking Big Changes at Toy Maker

Mattel Draws Activist Seeking Big Changes at Toy Maker

3 min read . 02 Feb 2024

Match Group is the parent company of Tinder, Hinge and other dating platforms.

Tinder Owner Match Draws Elliott Investment

2 min read . 09 Jan 2024

Crown Castle rents out its towers to wireless carriers including T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon Wireless under long-term deals.

Elliott Renews Push for Change at Big Wireless-Tower Owner

2 min read . 27 Nov 2023

Protesters among a coalition of unions and Starbucks workers rally outside a New York Starbucks coffee store earlier this month.

Starbucks Labor Group Plans Board Fight

4 min read . 22 Nov 2023

Starboard plans to recommend News Corp spin off its digital-real-estate division. PHOTO: SARAH BLESENER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Activist Builds News Corp Stake, Plans to Seek Changes

3 min read . 16 Oct 2023