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Southwest Air soars after billionaire Gangwal buys $108 million worth of shares

(Bloomberg) — Southwest Airlines Co. shares are rising after InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. board member and billionaire co-founder Rakesh Gangwal bought about $107 million worth of company stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings from Thursday. Most read by Bloomberg…

Southwest’s CEO just oversaw a major board reshuffle — but Elliott is still gunning for his job

Perhaps no activist investor is more famous for shaking up big companies than Elliott Management. Earlier this year, for example, hedge fund pressure forced Starbucks to oust its CEO and replace him with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. But even by…