executive pay

The Last of the Wall Street Pay Cuts

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - October 22, 2009

By hammering 7 big bailout recipients, Obama may let the rest of corporate America off the hook. more >>

Why CEOs Survive Recession Better Than Others

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - September 24, 2009

CEO pay barely fell in 2008—and could come roaring back this year. more >>

AIG Quietly Seeks Government's OK for Executive Bonuses

Nation & World - July 10, 2009

Just months after sparking national outrage, AIG hopes to give $2.4 million more to top bosses. more >>

Goldman-Sachs Denies Reports That It Will Pay Out Huge Bonuses

Nation & World - June 22, 2009

Spokesman says reports that bankers were to pay themselves huge bonuses are false. more >>

Avoiding the Business Backlash to AIG Bonus Outrage

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - March 23, 2009

Governing with AIG-anger is dangerous. But businesses acting out of fear could be worse. more >>

Bailout Backlash: The Furor Over AIG Bonuses Won't Go Away Quickly

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - March 23, 2009

The huge bonuses spark death threats and a classic freeing frenzy with more fireworks coming this week. more >>

AIG Anger Jumped the Shark With the Bonus Tax

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 20, 2009

The pitchforks were useful, but now it's time to take a deep breath. more >>

The AIG Bonus Tax Stench: The House Made It Harder to Fix the Financial System

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - March 20, 2009

House Democrats' bonus taxes just made it a lot harder to repair the financial system. more >>

AIG Tax Vote Exposes Hypocrisy of Eric Cantor and the House Republicans

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - March 20, 2009

Republicans like Eric Cantor put the final nail in their ideological coffin supporting the bonus tax. more >>

Why Did AIG's Counterparties Get 100 Percent Repayment?

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - March 19, 2009

GOPers have a political issue on bonus payments, but on the larger issue there's blame for both sides. more >>

AIG CEO Liddy Tells Congress He Is Asking Executives to Return Portion of Bonuses

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 18, 2009

Edward Liddy tells Congress he wants executives to return some of the millions paid out after bailout. more >>

AIG Bonus Recipients' Names Revealed

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - March 18, 2009

Pitchfork populism is all the rage these days. more >>

Andrew Cuomo: 73 AIG Employees Received $1 Million or More in Bonuses

Nation & World - March 17, 2009

The New York Attorney General's office has been investigating AIG's executive compensation. more >>

The AIG Bonus Solution: Fire the Financial Products People Who Got Us Into This

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 16, 2009

Surely these contracts must have outs for gross incompetence? more >>

President Obama Caps Executive Compensation at $500K for Firms Receiving Bailout Funds

Nation & World - February 4, 2009

Seeking to "restore trust" in the nation's financial industry, Obama imposed a pay cap. more >>

A Bubbly Outlook From Former Coke CEO Keough

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - January 12, 2009

Our current woes could make companies and consumers alike more adept with money. more >>

5 Salaries of Auto Industry CEOs

Opinion - November 21, 2008

Auto industry CEOs in the United States and around the world are raking in big bucks. more >>

Ex-AIG Executives Questioned in Congress

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - October 7, 2008

A House committee examines the insurance giant that had to be bailed out by the feds. more >>

Lehman E-Mail: Execs Mock Idea of Bonus Cut

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - October 6, 2008

Higher-ups at the now bankrupt firm scoffed at the notion that they wouldn’t get bonuses. more >>

Executive Compensation: Is This the Countervailing Force?

By Liz Wolgemuth - The Inside Job - September 26, 2008

Washington's bailout may finally take on executive pay. more >>

McCain: Bailout Plan Shouldn't Include Big Payouts for Executives

Nation & World - September 23, 2008

McCain insisted the plan deny "golden parachutes" to executives at failing financial firms. more >>

‘Golden Parachutes’ for Fannie/Freddie CEOs?

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - September 15, 2008

Regulator blocks multimillion-dollar severance payments to mortgage financial giants' former CEOs. more >>

The Highest-Paid and Most-Liked CEOs

By Katy Marquardt - New Money - August 22, 2008

How their company stocks measure up. more >>

CEOs Must Demand Raises—the Market Depends on It

By Liz Wolgemuth - The Inside Job - July 24, 2008

When a London executive refuses a pay raise, he threatens the upheaval of capitalism. more >>

Small Businesses, Big Paychecks

By Justin Ewers - America's Business - November 30, 2007

Salary survey shows business owners in finance, construction, and real estate do best. more >>