The Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, has published its 17th annual survey of CEO compensation, noting, among other things, that CEOs of the 50 firms that have laid off…
WSJ:  Burger King (NYSE: BKC) is considering a private equity buyout. Reuters:  China’s manufacturing sector grew. Reuters:  China may probe the BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) buyout offer for Potash (NYSE: POT). Reuters:  …
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has almost certainly led to the downfall of the Blockbuster empire. Then Netflix (and Blockbuster) had to face competition from Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) over the Redbox video…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters:  The Bank of Japan eased policy to fight a rise in the yen. Reuters:  Obama said the economy is not growing fast enough. Reuters:  Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will buy Infineon’s mobile…
Updated throughout the day. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will show new iPods on September 1. The bankrupt Tribune Company may offer its chairman’s job to former Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Michael…
Reuters:Â Â BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) reported strong profits and now faces questions from its investors about Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:Â Â Global economic problems will shadow a big Fed meeting. Reuters:Â Â FEMA sees…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters:Â Â Research In Motion will share some BlackBerry code with the Saudis. Reuters:Â The dollar hit a 15-month low compared to the yen Reuters:Â Â India will decide whether to restrict the BlackBerry.…
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) just followed trends seen at other media companies with better-than-expected earnings. Third quarter earnings rose 31% to $0.67 EPS from $0.51 in the same quarter in…
Jon C. Ogg Reuters:Â Â Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd settled a sexual harassment case from reality TV star Jodie Fisher. Reuters:Â Â HP will signal its direction based on the background of its new…
There are many issues on deck for The Unusual Suspects that are carryover issues from Friday or which have events on the schedule. This week’s Unusual Suspects for the week ahead covers…
Earnings season seems to be coming to an end. We still have major earnings on deck next week from some large companies. Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:…
Jeff Zucker’s departure as GE’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal CEO is among the worst kept secrets in the history of Hollywood. What remains a mystery, however, is who would want the job…
