Thanks to public outcry and the prodding of the SEC, public companies don’t throw crazy perks at their CEOs the way they once did. But execs still routinely get lavish benefits that increase their pay by millions. See our list …
Mary Schapiro, chairwoman of the SEC, said she doesn’t expect that the recent midterm elections will affect the overhaul of the U.S. financial regulation. As long as financial regulation bill Dodd-Frank is on the books, the SEC will enforce it, Schapir…
An Andy Warhol painting of an old-fashioned Coca-Cola bottle sold for $35.36 million at a Sotheby’s auction of post-war art.
The sale of 54 works raised $222.4 million including commissions, Reuters reported. Ninety-one percent of the works found a buyer.
“In this new market, it was a huge success,” said Tobias Meyer, auctioneer and Sotheby’s worldwide head of contemporary art.
The…
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Why is Google giving every employee a 10% raise for 2011 and a $1,000 gift? The answer may be very simple.
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Tony Hayward, former CEO of BP (BP) said the company was unprepared for the Gulf oil spill and the media attention that went with it. In an interview with BBC News to be broadcast today, Hayward said BP’s emergency planning was lacking, and the company…