CEO Compensation
Some chief executives are paid at a stunning multiple of the people who worked at their corporations. In 2019, seven CEOs made 1,000 times more than the median pay.
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Last year, one chief executive made 2,077 times what his workers did, a much larger ratio than any other public company, by far.
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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has thrived under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Bob Iger. Disney has expanded its empire greatly under his leadership and the company has grown massively. Now...
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The long-held belief among investors is that the CEO is responsible for results in any company. If Jeff Gennette is not to blame for the Macy's disaster, who is?
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Research shows that 393 companies paid their CEOs over 100 times more than the median of their workers. At a handful of companies, the ratio was much more substantial.
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The Business Roundtable has issued a new statement on the purpose of a corporation. Will mayhem ensue?
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CEO pay has become a bone of contention between the boards of some public companies and their shareholders. How can a CEO be worth tens of millions of dollars, some investors ask, no matter how good...
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McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has been among the American companies that pay its workers the least. As some evidence of the ongoing pay problem at the fast-food chain, the U.S. Securities and...
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Some people might wonder how bad it looks when a chief executive officer resigns and the company's stock rises. Generally it's a case of distress-relief when that occurs.
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Ford CEO Jim Hackett was paid 276 times more in compensation last year than the median employee. Hackett's pay rose by about 10% while employee compensation rose by about 9.6%.
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CEO compensation packages continue to grow with little resistance from many of the massive asset management firms that own trillions of dollars worth of America's public companies. Here are 10...
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Robert A. Iger has been the CEO of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) since 2005. Over that period, Disney’s cable, TV and film businesses have changed the face of the company, and shareholders have...
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Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, reportedly saw a $24 billion increase in his net worth in 2018, increasing his lead over Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
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Netflix Inc.'s chief executive and board chair did well this past year, according to the latest SEC filing.
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Goldman Sachs faces new charges, CBS's Les Moonves will not get severance due to sexual harassment claims, and other important business headlines today.
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