Corporate Governance

10 Most Overpaid CEOs

Posted: February 21, 2019 at 1:35 pm

Wide differences between chief executive officer compensation and the median compensation of any other employee have been a factor in the rise of shareholder resolutions seeking to limit a company's ...
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Is Tesla in Trouble After Another Executive Departure?

Posted: February 20, 2019 at 11:25 am

With Valentine’s Day clearly in the rear view, one of the biggest breakups this week is coming from Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). The electric vehicle (EV) giant is parting ways ...
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SurveyMonkey Learns Lessons of Rapid Executive Departure So Soon After an IPO

Posted: February 14, 2019 at 11:50 am

Is it bad luck to have an animal name as part of your corporate name or product? Maybe not if it's a tiger, a lion or some other predator. But ...
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Amyris Shuffles the Deck With Its Executive Team

Posted: February 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm

Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) shares dropped on Monday after the firm announced that it would shuffling the deck among its senior management. On one hand, it can be good to ...
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Activist Investor Takes the Reins at Papa John’s

Posted: February 4, 2019 at 8:05 am

Last September, Papa John's International Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) put out feelers seeking a buyer for the troubled pizza restaurant chain. Since then, not a lot has happened publicly, until Monday ...
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Why Symantec Is Friday’s Big Earnings Winner

Posted: February 1, 2019 at 10:40 am

When Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) released its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Thursday, it also announced a couple big changes at the top of its organization. ...
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Why Tilray Shares Are Jumping

Posted: January 31, 2019 at 12:05 pm

Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) shares jumped on Thursday after the firm made a couple updates to its business. First, Tilray announced that it has made a few additions to its ...
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Is GameStop Doomed After Not Finding a Buyer?

Posted: January 29, 2019 at 12:35 pm

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares were crushed on Tuesday after the company announced that it would no longer be pursuing the sale of its business. Reading between the lines here, ...
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Ghosn Resigns Renault CEO Job — Finally

Posted: January 24, 2019 at 10:40 am

When the news broke in mid-November that Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance chairman, Carlos Ghosn, was being detained in Japan on allegations of misconduct, Nissan and Mitsubishi promptly named replacements. Renault punted by ...
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Number of Women CEOs Rose Significantly in 2018

Posted: January 23, 2019 at 10:10 am

After two years of relatively flat growth in the number of women CEOs at U.S. companies, 2018 saw a significant increase in both the number and percentage growth of women ...
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Can Editas Survive After Losing Its CEO?

Posted: January 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Editas Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT) shares were crushed on Tuesday after the company announced that its president and chief executive, Katrine Bosley, would be stepping down from these roles effective ...
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CEOs Pick Top 10 Threats for 2019

Posted: January 22, 2019 at 9:10 am

If there's anything that chief executive officers dislike more than taxes, it's government regulation. Among the top threats to businesses in 2018 was an increasing tax burden, ranking number eight. ...
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Why CVS and Walmart Are Parting Ways

Posted: January 15, 2019 at 10:00 am

CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has announced that it will be parting ways with megastore Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT). Specifically, Walmart has opted to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management ...
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PG&E Chaos: CEO Departs, Bankruptcy Looms, Tens of Billions in Liabilities

Posted: January 14, 2019 at 8:25 am

On November 8, the same day that the worst wildfire in California history broke out in Butte County, about 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, northern California utility PG&E Corp. ...
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Activision Blizzard Under the Gun After Bungie Split

Posted: January 11, 2019 at 12:05 pm

Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares plunged on Friday after the video game giant announced that it would be parting ways with famed gaming studio Bungie. Along with this split, ...
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