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Companies will have to provide investors with a ratio showing how the median pay of their workforce squares with their chief executive officers’ compensation, according to new rules slated for adoption by U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday. The SEC has been under mounting pressure by Democrats, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and unions, who support the rule and have lamented delays in its adoption. The measure was tucked into the
We examine how one candidate parlayed an underfinanced presidential campaign into a lucrative business and lavish lifestyle.
We examine how one candidate parlayed an underfinanced presidential campaign into a lucrative business and lavish lifestyle.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday Greece is close to concluding a deal with lenders on a multi billion euro bailout, which he said would end doubts over the country’s presence in the euro zone. “We are in the final stretch of concluding a deal with the institutions… Despite the difficulties we are facing we hope this agreement can end uncertainty on the future of Greece and of
Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov will need to dig deeper in his pocket if he wants to win U.S. biotech company Baxalta. Rather than selling out at a premium to a bigger drugmaker, as many investors thought Shire might do, Ornskov is embarking on a risky battle to create the world’s leading rare diseases specialist. The transaction could vault Shire into the top 20 global drugmakers by sales, but hazards
U.S. private job growth slowed sharply in July, pointing to a loss of momentum in the economy heading into the third quarter that could temper expectations of a September interest rate hike. Other economic data on Wednesday showed a widening of the trade deficit in June as solid domestic demand in the second quarter and a strong dollar sucked in imports of food and automobiles. “Job growth is strong, but
Donald Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors if voters put him in the White House. Economists say he wouldn’t stand a chance: Trump’s boundless …
The U.S. trade deficit increased in June as solid consumer spending pulled in more imports, while the strong dollar restrained exports. The Commerce Department said Wednesday the trade gap jumped 7 percent …
It’s the oil crash few saw coming, and few have been spared as it erased $1.3 trillion, the equivalent of Mexico’s annual GDP, in little more than a year.
It’s the oil crash few saw coming, and few have been spared as it erased $1.3 trillion, the equivalent of Mexico’s annual GDP, in little more than a year.
