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Hostile Takeovers Are Back: Salesforce is now facing the very real threat of activist shareholders overthrowing its board

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Ridgewood NJ, this is starting to smell like the 1980’s . Salesforce is facing pressure from activist firm Elliott Management. The move has Salesforce employees worried about potential additional layoffs beyond those already announced. Elliott’s involvement could result in the ousting of Salesforce’s board of directors, divestment of acquisitions like Slack, MuleSoft, and Tableau, and an end to remote-work policies. Salesforce board members have to be reelected every year, a fact that may be exploited by investors at the next shareholder’s meeting.

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Layoffs make Headlines but Companies have Been on a Hiring Spree

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Ridgewood NJ, While Amazon, Salesforce and other giants across technology and finance have combined to fire tens of thousands of workers, small and medium-size US businesses have been on a hiring spree. So much so that, according to new data, overall hiring far exceeded expectations in December while applications for jobless benefits fell to a three-month low.

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