Fifty-seven new campaigns launched in Q4, pressuring the management teams of Intel, Public Storage, ExxonMobil, and The Walt Disney Company, among others.
Exxon's cut in 2020 capital spending is the largest any oil major has made in response to the coronavirus-driven slowdown.
If oil prices remain at current levels, at some point bond investors may no longer be willing to support the shrinking enterprise.
The cuts reflect the prolonged commodities slump but Exxon says it still has "the financial flexibility to pursue attractive opportunities."
Managers at the biggest oil firms clash with investors over climate change.
Agriculture, energy infrastructure and fast food are most exposed to the threat of Russian military occupation and continued political unrest.
Tenet Healthcare, ExxonMobil, and BMC Software executives say mandatory audit-firm rotation is not the answer to increasing auditor independence.