Ceo Pay

Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business


Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

High Flyers and Soaring Inequality

Robert Weissman | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

Soaring private jet use reflects skyrocketing wealth inequality, in the United States and globally. Also, private jet use is subsidized as well by commercial air traffic.

John McCain's New Populism?

Diane Francis | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business


Diane Francis

McCain can "pledge" to reform Wall Street business practices all he wants, but he hasn't walked the walk in the Senate in past years, nor has his party ever done so.

Top Paid CEOs: Who Earned What

LA Times | Scott DeCarlo | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business


After a 38% collective pay raise in 2006, chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the U.S. (as measured by a composite ranking of sales, prof...

Easiest Job on Planet: Bank CEO

Henry Blodget | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Henry Blodget

Take the job after an economic downturn, announce "new era" for Your Bank, have PR people place a Fortune cover story about you, and sit in your chair for three years and collect at least $50 million.

CEO's Pay Could Be Partly Determined By Shareholders' Votes

AP | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business


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To Reduce Economic Inequality, Protect Workers' Rights

Stewart Acuff | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics


Stewart Acuff

By Stewart Acuff, Organizing Director, AFL-CIO, and Sheldon Friedman, Research Coordinator, AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign A hearing Friday by the House...

John Sweeney | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics


John Sweeney

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Is Wasserstein's Bonus Over The Top?

New York Times | Dealbook | Posted 01.31.2008 | Business


Bruce Wasserstein is an important rainmaker at Lazard, the investment bank he runs. But, wonders Breakingviews, is he really worth more to the busine...

Merrill Execs Received Zero Bonuses For 2007

Reuters | Posted 01.31.2008 | Business


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday top executives did not receive bonuses for 2007 after the world's largest b...

The Shameful State of the Union

Robert Weissman | Posted 01.29.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

The concentration of wealth and income reflects a major shift over the last three decades in how the United States shares its earnings.

Citigroup CEO Scores $26.7 Million In Stock, 3 Million Options

Reuters Via USA Today | Jonathan Stempel | Posted 01.25.2008 | Business


Citigroup (C) awarded Chief Executive Vikram Pandit $26.7 million worth of shares and 3 million stock options six weeks after he took over the largest...

Even CEOs Think CEOs Are Overpaid

Reuters | Posted 12.20.2007 | Business


With many U.S. chief executives taking home millions of dollars in pay, it is no shock that average workers regards them as overpaid. But that attitud...

Embarrassed Morgan Stanley CEO Skips Bonus

AP | Stephen Bernard | Posted 12.19.2007 | Business


"Deeply disappointing" fourth-quarter writedowns have Morgan Stanley Chief Executive John Mack bypassing his year-end bonus -- and he is unlikely to b...

Former UnitedHealth CEO To Forfeit $418 Million

New York Times | Eric Dash | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business


In one of the largest corporate pay give-backs ever, William W. McGuire, the former chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, has agreed to forfeit at le...

Panel Finds Rising Executive Pay May Be Linked To Consultant Conflicts

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 12.06.2007 | Business


Conflicts of interest are pervasive among executive compensation consultants, according to a Congressional investigation. Moreover, the inquiry found,...

Obesity Epidemic Among CEO Pay

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 11.01.2007 | Business


Eve Tahmincioglu

Now we have other institutions thinking they should be following big businesses' lead and pony up big bucks for their head honchos.


 

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