CEO bonuses rose 30.5% in the past year, but are the heads of large U.S. firms really earning their hefty compensation packages by creating increased profits and shareholder value? A closer look reveals wide disparities: There …
As the NFL lockout continues, television networks — which spent billions of dollars to secure broadcasting rights to National Football League games — are scrambling to fill what could become a gaping hole in their programming…
To get a better idea how Apple might fare without Steve Jobs’s leadership, it’s helpful to look at another hugely successful American company that decades ago lost its iconic CEO — Walt Disney Co. After Walt passed away in 196…
Usually, the Oscars highlight the chasm between Hollywood’s elite and average Americans. But, says one movie critic: “This is one of the rare years when critics and paying audiences backed the nominees.” Also notable in 2011 is…
Walt Disney is increasing the wholesale prices it charges for DVDs to movies-by-mail leader Netflix and movie-rental kiosk operator Redbox. Disney is looking to benefit further from being the only major studio to sell DVDs to t…