CEO Compensation

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Posted: August 24, 2018 at 1:21 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 6:54 pm

Heads of large companies warned the president on his immigration stance. According to Reuters: A group of chief executive officers at the largest U.S. companies expressed serious concern about the ...
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Why Are CEOs Paid 361 Times More Than Their Average Employees?

Posted: May 23, 2018 at 9:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:16 pm

In 1980 the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 42:1. In 2017 the ratio was 361:1. Total CEO compensation averaged $13.94 million last year, compared to just $38,613 for the average ...
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Walmart CEO’s Salary Is 1,188 Times the Median Employee’s

Posted: April 23, 2018 at 11:25 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 12:38 am

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon received $22.8 million in compensation for the company's 2018 fiscal year that ended in January. The median salary for the other 2.22 million ...
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Twitter CEO Takes No Salary or Stock Grant for Third Year in a Row

Posted: April 12, 2018 at 10:00 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 1:29 am

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey "declined all compensation" for 2017, according to the company's proxy statement filed this morning with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This is ...
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Posted: April 2, 2018 at 5:09 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 1:53 am

China hit the United States with tariffs. According to Reuters: China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork, wine and certain fruits ...
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Buffett Makes Less Than 2 Times What Average Berkshire Employee Does

Posted: March 17, 2018 at 7:45 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:21 am

While the chief executive officers of many public corporations make hundreds of times what their average employees do, one famous CEO makes less based on the same scale. Warren Buffett ...
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As Wells Fargo Continues to Fall Apart, CEO Sloan Makes $17.6 Million

Posted: March 15, 2018 at 6:25 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:24 am

Though Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) continues to implode, CEO Timothy Sloan made $17.6 million last year. It is hard to imagine how the board, led by Chair Elizabeth ...
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Bank of America CEO Made 250 Times Average Employee

Posted: March 13, 2018 at 6:20 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:29 am

Brian T. Moynihan, chairman of the board, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), had a very good year. He made $21,791,812 in 2017. That is 250.1 ...
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Posted: March 13, 2018 at 4:56 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:30 am

President Trump killed a potential deal for Broadcom Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) to buy Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). 24/7 Wall St. has the details. Saudi Aramco faces an uphill battle as ...
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Disney Board Tries to Support CEO Iger’s Massive Pay Package

Posted: March 9, 2018 at 6:20 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:37 am

The board of directors of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) tried to support a massive pay package it gave to CEO Robert Iger in exchange for him remaining in his ...
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Posted: March 9, 2018 at 4:52 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:37 am

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) settled a multibillion lawsuit with a Japanese company. According to Reuters: Wynn Resorts Ltd has agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle a lawsuit brought ...
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Posted: March 2, 2018 at 5:07 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:50 am

Weinstein Co. has found a buyer after teetering toward bankruptcy. According to The Wall Street Journal: An investing group said it reached a last-minute deal to acquire the assets of ...
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Posted: February 23, 2018 at 5:09 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 3:08 am

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has started to take orders for its low-priced Model 3. According to The Wall Street Journal: Tesla Inc. for the first time is notifying some reservation ...
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Newell May Need New Leadership to Sell a Value Trap as a Value Stock Story

Posted: January 25, 2018 at 2:20 pm
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:05 am

It's a raging bull market that is now nearly nine years old. Investors have gotten rich as the major stock indexes went up and up since that magical V-bottom at ...
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Posted: January 23, 2018 at 5:13 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:14 am

Netflix Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NFLX) market cap surged over $100 billion after news of better-than-expected additions to its subscriber base. According to MarketWatch: Investors sent Netflix Inc. stock on a rampage ...
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