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An index measuring the expectations of 107 CEOs from among the nation's largest companies was at its highest level this year, with more than half expecting sales to grow in the next six months — but their outlook for capital spending remained stagnant, and 40 percent predicted more job cuts.
A new study says top CEOs should do a better job managing their presence online, on social sites like Twitter and Facebook and even Wikipedia.
Black Fortune 500 CEOs with a "babyface" appearance are more likely to lead companies with higher revenues and prestige than black CEOs who look more mature, an upcoming study says.
The government may require new faces in executive suites at banks requiring "exceptional assistance" in the future, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.
Several chief executives at major banks that received injections of capital from the federal government last fall say they made more loans as a result of the infusions and vowed to pay back the taxpayer money over time.
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to buy rival Wyeth in a $68 billion dollar deal. Some facts about the CEOs of the companies:
Some call them victims of the credit crisis, others call them the perpetrators. Here's a list of CEOs in the financial services industry who have been ousted over the past year in the wake of the mortgage market meltdown.
Three corporate executives called in for a shaming by Democratic lawmakers Friday defended raking in hundreds of millions of dollars despite contributing to the subprime mortgage crisis that has their companies reeling from losses and the nation on the edge of recession.
The ascension of Indian-born leaders like Vikram Pandit, the new CEO of Citigroup Inc., tracks the economic rise of their home country, once seen by U.S. business as a large market and a source of low-cost technology workers, now viewed as a business power that rivals the U.S. in some industries.
A handful of CEOs in the AP executive pay list take home a salary of $1 a year or less. But all of them manage to make millions anyway, illustrating the point that if you're running the show, your salary doesn't mean much.
Chief executives of 10 major corporations urged Congress on Monday to require limits on greenhouse gases this year, contending voluntary efforts to combat climate change are inadequate.
Reuters reported that Libya has enough companies exploring for oil and will not hold any licensing rounds for at least a year as it waits for demand prospects to improve, the OPEC member's top oil official said on Thursday. "Our effort now is to develop what we have, rather than …
The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNetPoor thinking from the very top down to some greedy CEO's, lobbyists, congressmen and more. Just about all of our problems can be traced to greed but now is the time to not only fix the problem but also prosecute those who committed the fraud and crimes.
Image consultants take on the the dirtiest word on Wall Street - bonus"Bonus" has become a dirty word on Wall Street, prompting image consultants to advise the biggest financial firms to use euphemisms that carry less stigma as the season of lavish payouts approaches.
The National Deficit- of LeadershipIt is fashionable these days to decry the quality of American leaders, and why not? Not long ago, we celebrated our CEOs as the new masters of the universe; some paid themselves as if they thought so, too, and their faces graced the covers of magazines everywhere.
Paul Simpson, M.D.: Why Your Doctor May Have PTSDThe great fallacy here is the idea that medicine is just another industry that will function best through a free market Our health is too important to trust to an arrangement driven by greed.
Shareholders unhappy with exec pay levelThe Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) says there needs to be closer scrutiny of outgoing executive benefits after Qantas Airways Ltd and Boral Ltd revealed hefty payments for their departing chief executives.
You thought Wall Street CEO's made alot of money? Check out the Health Insurance Companies!This was a letter to the editor from our local newspaper. After reading the numbers from the CEO compensations for insurance companies I had to seed it.
T.R. Reid: Looking Overseas For 'Healing Of America'An entertaining and informative account of various systems used in other industrialized nations, from a journalist who had first-person experiences as a patient in a number of countries.
It is Sunday morning. After 5 PM on Friday, Sunday morning is my favorite day and favorite time of the week. It is a quiet period for reflection and regeneration – of ideas, values, and beliefs.
Thanks For LeadingLeadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.
Mayor Bloomberg: Pharmaceutical Companies, CEOs Don't Make Much MoneyNEW YORK — Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical companies and their chief executives on Friday, declaring that they "don't make a lot of money" and shouldn't be scapegoats in the health care debate.
CEO's rate President's performanceTo some top executives, President Barack Obama is "rapidly socializing the United States." Others see his initiatives on everything from healthcare reform to the saving of GM as crucial for sparing the U.S. from even deeper economic trouble.
W.H. makes CEOs pay for lunch - Eamon Javers Four of the most powerful business leaders in America arrived at the White House one day last month for lunch with President Barack Obama, sitting down in his private dining room just steps from the Oval Office.
What would happen if the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had its way?When CEOs in Washington decide the agenda of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, they seem to forget all about real workers and business owners throughout America.
Op-Ed Contributor - Health Care's Infectious Losses - NYTimes.comFormer Sec. of Treasury Paul O"Neill provides an insightful and very important analysis on healthcare reform. Reducing costs, he argues, does not require a massive legislative restructuring.
'Let Me Tell You a Story'I am a strong believer in story telling. It is an important way to engage your audience, and help them to get with you to the important points you want to make.
My posting is is a sequel to CEOs of leading companies call for stringent anti corruption laws widely telecast in ICC site.The head line is The Anti-Corruption Commission encourages self-regulation by enterprises in confronting issues of extortion and bribery and provides busines …
Mr Harry J Wilson, graduate of Harvard, is the guy who is running the Government's GM over haul - that will give the government complete control of the huge corporation and render every stockholder's stock worthless.
Golden coffins, golden offices, golden retirementSome Executes are given golden coffins, contracts that pay even if you die. How do I get mine?
A Serial Job-KillerA new crime has burst out onto America's political blotter. Move over drug pushing and car stealing, meet the new menace. Job killing. But fear not. We now have in Congress a dedicated army of self-selected saviors who have loudly vowed to keep us protected.
Winfrey, Buffett, Jobs Named Top CEOs - AOL Money & FinanceFunny, how some historic CEOs on this list were once described as robber barons or defended as "industrial statesmen."
The Psychology Behind Why The American White Male CEO Is Unfit To Lead; Lessons from The MatrixHow do you feel about the CEO of GM getting "laid off" and taking home a $20,000,000 paycheck? What about when AIG loses hundreds of billions of dollars, then gets $182 billion from the government, then wants to pay out $161 million in bonuses to upper level executives? What …
AIG Warned of 'crisis' if Government Didn't helpIt does not matter how many BILLIONS the Government has given out to AIG IS it going to fail? Or are they using "scare tactics"just to gain more bail out money? Either way they are in BIG trouble!
Debunking Charity Salary Myths - American Institute of PhilanthropyCharities compete with businesses and the government for employees and must therefore offer reasonable wages in order to attract, hire and retain competent people.
Chinese Tycoon Injured in "Beauty" Contest to Decide Which Mistress to KeepA married Chinese tycoon who could no longer afford to support his five mistresses during the credit crunch held a contest to decide which one to keep.
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