News tagged with corporate executives
Binghamton scholar advocates for additional corporate oversight
In the wake of the Enron and other corporate scandals, new research from Binghamton University suggests that strengthening parts of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act would improve corporate performance and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 26, 2012 |
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News Corp. quarterly net profit up 65%
News Corp. said Wednesday that its net profit rose 65 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year to $1.06 billion.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Zuckerberg has iron grip on Facebook
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will retain an iron grip over the social network even after it becomes a public company.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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US state budgets pitting young against old: Bill Gates
Microsoft's billionaire co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday warned that US state politicians are pitting young against old in their heated budget battles.
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Internet Age overhaul of USA Today to cost jobs
USA Today on Friday announced a major restructuring that will trim 130 jobs at the national news publication as it reshapes itself to better fit Internet Age lifestyles.
Aug 28, 2010 |
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Even the boss doesn't follow the doctor's orders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Only 68 percent of corporate executives took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor, a new study shows.
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Social Responsibility Does Not Mitigate Negative Market Response Due to Crisis, New Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 14, 2009 |
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Thomson Reuters says profits rise in first quarter
Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that profits climbed in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.
May 07, 2009 |
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Obama's tax plans raises high-tech hackles
(AP) -- President Barack Obama's plan to impose U.S. taxes on corporate America's overseas profits threatens to open a big crater in the financial statements of technology companies.
May 05, 2009 |
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New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Slash in corporate investment creating long-term problems
A deep and lingering credit crisis is throttling investment in moneymaking projects that could help jump-start a U.S. economy mired in its worst downturn in decades, a new survey of corporate executives shows.
Feb 03, 2009 |
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