H.P. Stock Drops as Meg Whitman Speaks
While the news from Hewlett-Packard was not unexpected, the vehemence of Meg Whitman's message drove shareholders to the exits. The company's stock is down almost 10 percent. It was probably what Ms....
View ArticleSteve Ballmer: Microsoft is a devices and services company
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer released his annual letter to shareholders, customers, partners and employees yesterday and offered some guidance on what we can expect from the company over the next few...
View ArticleAmerica’s Most Valuable CEOs: 24/7 Wall St.
There is a nearly endless number of criteria that measure how well CEOs perform, whether they are paid fairly, and what metrics should be used for determining chief executive compensation. One...
View ArticleCarlsberg buys out Russia´s Baltika
Carlsberg subsidiary Baltic Beverages Holding Aktiebolag has bought out the final few independent Baltika shareholders increasing its stake in the company from 96.88% to 100%. Baltika will now be...
View ArticleU.S. firms rush special payouts to beat tax hike
US companies are rushing to make huge payouts to shareholders before year-end to beat a tax increase on dividends expected to emerge from deficit talks under way in Washington. Big-box discounter...
View ArticleSantelli has hissy fit because pro-Obama CEO issues early dividends to avoid...
CNBC on-air editor Rick Santelli, who is credited with helping to launch the tea party movement, flew into a rage and stomped off camera on Friday because a supporter of President Obama plans to pay...
View ArticleAIG considers suing US government after $182 billion bailout
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View Article‘Bank customers need to toughen up’: minister
Following better-than-expected results from several Swedish banks, leading politicians had mixed reactions about the enormous pay-outs awaiting shareholders. … Read More
View ArticleApple Chief Hints at Shareholder Rewards to Come
Investors have been pressing Apple to distribute more of its vast cash hoard to its shareholders. Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, said on Tuesday that the company was discussing the problem,...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s company buys ketchup maker Heinz
Warren Buffett’s investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announced Thursday that they would take over venerable US ketchup maker Heinz in a deal valuing the company at $28 billion. The...
View ArticleDell’s Intentions Get a Hard Look
Outside shareholders who support an independent analysis of the company’s value are wary of dealings by Michael Dell that may take the business private. … Read More
View Article‘Fat cat’ payments in Switzerland ‘won’t affect business environment’
According to Daria Pichugina of Moscow-based Investcafe,"putting a cap on bonuses and different ‘golden’ payments has beenlong discussed all over the world. There is no chain reaction.”"The environment...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s Economic Confusion
Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the richest men in the world, put out his annual letter ;to shareholders over the weekend. It got a lot of press attention, but, as is often...
View ArticleIra Stoll on Warren Buffett’s Economic Confusion
Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the richest men in the world, put out his annual letter to shareholders over the weekend. It got a lot of press attention, but as Ira Stoll...
View ArticleT-Mobile and MetroPCS merger granted FCC approval
One week ago, the Department of Justice gave Deutsche Telekom the green light to purchase regional carrier MetroPCS and combine it with T-Mobile USA. Now the Federal Communications Commission has...
View ArticleAutonomy Questions for Hewlett-Packard
Mike Lynch, the founder of Autonomy, is back, posting an open letter to Hewlett-Packard shareholders on the day of the company's annual meeting. In it, he again raises questions of how Hewlett came to...
View ArticleH.P.’s Board Wins Re-election, but Change May Be Coming Anyway
A few board members of the technology giant who had come under fire from shareholders were re-elected anyway at H.P.'s annual meeting on Wednesday. But another prominent board member, the activist...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament might shift bailout burden from taxpayers to depositors
The new template is now likely to turn into a full-scale EU law, letting taxpayers off the hook in case a bail-out is needed, but imposing major losses on bigger savers on a permanent basis."You need...
View ArticleThe Real Thatcher and the Symbolic Thatcher
When Michael Manley was prime minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980, he nationalized industries, hiked the country's taxes, tightened the country's regulations, and established friendly relations with...
View ArticleBezos’s Shout-Out for His Cloud Service
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon's founder and chief executive devotes time to a business few shareholders yet care about — cloud computing. It may be a sign that Jeff Bezos is in it for...
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