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CSX settles case over alleged fund violations

CNNMoney.com – Railroad CSX Corp. said Wednesday it has settled a case of alleged securities law violations with two activist shareholder hedge funds. If the settlement is approved by a federal court, CSX will receive $10 million from TCI, which manages […]

CSX Corp. Sue the Childrens Investment Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Transport company, CSX Corporation announced that it has joined in  a civil action brought by the plaintiff, shareholder Deborah Donoghue, in federal court in New York to recover so-called "short-swing" profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange […]

Shareholder Sues CSX, Claims Hedge Funds Were to Blame

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – CSX is finding themselves in the middle of another battle, this time with a shareholder who is suing the railroad company along with hedge funds TCI and 3G Capital Partners. Shareholder Deborah Donoghue is seeking the […]

Shareholder Sues CSX, Hedge Funds Over Short-Swing

CNNMoney.com – A shareholder has sued CSX Corp. (CSX) and two hedge funds over sales of CSX shares before the funds publicly disclosed plans to shake up the railroad operator’s board in a proxy fight earlier this year. The lawsuit, […]

CSX Third Quarter Profits Down, Ward Optimistic

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Jacksonville-based CSX Corp’s profit fell 6.1 percent in the third quarter according to their regulatory filing yesterday, thanks to reduced freight in a sour U.S. economy.  This is the first time in the last five quarters […]

CSX loses fight to block hedge funds

Florida Times Union – CSX Corp.’s proxy fight with two hedge funds apparently ended Monday, after an appellate court turned down CSX’s attempt to block some of the funds’ votes for the company’s board of directors. CSX, which had already […]

Ruling: Hedge Funds Receive Their Rightful Seats on Board

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund TCI has won two more seats on the board of railroad operator CSX, in what looks to be the finale of a year-long proxy battle.  A U.S. Court of Appeals judge ruled yesterday in […]

Hedge Funds Gone Wild

CNBC – Hedge funds have more control over stock prices than market and business fundamentals, Cramer said yesterday during Wednesday’s show, but now it looks like at least two companies are fighting back. Yesterday Cramer explained how massive hedge fund […]

CSX ‘Welcoming’ Work With Activist Hedge Funds

CNBC – Cramer got a chance Thursday to check in briefly with CSX Chairman and CEO Michael Ward. Ward’s been a regular guest on Mad Money as his company has battled with activist hedge funds fighting to have him ousted. […]

Final Voting Results For CSX Put Hedge Funds On Board

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – Rail company CSX Corporation issued its final report, showing that four of hedge fund TCI Group’s nominees (Children’s Investment Fund Management) received a larger number of votes than four of CSX’s nominees. "We are delighted […]

CSX Concedes Two Board Seats to Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – CSX looks to be cutting some slack to the two rebel hedge funds that have been on a quest to restructure their board of directors.  The railroad company said that it will give two seats to […]

CSX board to meet, but agenda uncertain

Miami Herald- CSX is resuming its annual meeting in Jacksonville, but it is uncertain what will be on the agenda. When the board met in June in New Orleans, it halted the meeting so it could continue counting votes for […]