Mantle Ridge

Investors who have owned stocks in the past year generally have experienced some decent gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's (NYSE: SPY) total return in the past 12 months is 16.6%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Dollar Tree...

A leading discount retailer announced quarterly earnings Tuesday morning and also laid out a new pricing strategy that could call into question its namesake brand. What Happened: Well-known as a store that sells everything for $1, Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) is changing its pricing strategy in...

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) announced Monday the immediate installation of Hunter Harrison as CEO, but the appointee comes not without conditions. Having laid out a list of demands, Harrison suggested that he would resign after the annual meeting if the terms were yet unmet. Shareholders must now...

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) announced the appointment of Hunter Harrison as its CEO effective immediately, with a four-year contract. The speedy entry of Hunter Harrison “should be a significant positive for shares over the course of this year and next,” Deutsche Bank’s Amit...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) as its recent discussion with Mantle Ridge CEO Paul Hilal suggests profitability improvements are likely to be achieved within three years versus brokerage’s prior five-year assumption. Hunter Harrison Shares of railroad operator have...