Elliott Investment Management has reached the threshold in Southwest Airlines' bylaws to call a special shareholders meeting.

Kevin Carter / Getty Images Elliott ... control or take over the airline without the board's consent. Shares of Southwest ...

Elliott Investment Management is one of the largest activist funds in the world, building its reputation on aggressive and ...

The CEO announced in July that Southwest will drop open seating, in which passengers pick from empty seats after they board ...

Brian Niccol improved operations and innovated at Chipotle. Niccol may solve a key leadership issue for Starbucks. Starbucks is a more mature business, which may present challenges for Niccol.

Kate Linebaugh: Our colleague, Lauren Thomas covers shareholder activism and recently that's meant reporting on Starbucks ... Elliott Investment Management had built up a $2 billion stake.

Similarly, Elliott is known as a formidable negotiator, capable of extracting concessions and pushing out CEOs at companies such as Starbucks after amassing a heavy stake. Elliott has made no ...

Former Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol is now officially chief executive of. He's tasked with turning around the coffee giant, ...

Similarly, Elliott is known as a formidable negotiator, capable of extracting concessions and pushing out CEOs at companies such as Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab after amassing a heavy stake.

Billionaire Paul Singer and his fund, Elliott Investment Management, is making waves. The fund had been in active discussions with Starbucks on ... it's now looking to take a major share in ...