The Associated Press surveyed CEOs of the S&P 500, including their gross pay for 2011. They released the list of the highest paid CEOs this morning.
This factors in salary, perks, bonuses and all stock options and awards. The biggest gainer in the top…
Workers’ share of national income stands at 57 percent, an all-time lowDespite striking productivity growth, workers’ pay has gone nowhereThird-quarter profits were 19.4 percent above their pre-recession peak
Any economist will tell you that pr…
Thousands of Texas doctors, researchers and medical experts — including more than 100 who are employed by the state and are paid with taxpayer dollars — routinely supplement their salaries with income from pharmaceutical companies. http://www.nytim…
$104,000 average for 2011 grads, vs. $130K in 2009.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-06/law-graduates-starting-pay-falls-20-.
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The funniest thing happened when I read the article. I tried to cry, but only peals of laughter emerged.
It isn’t just the “Real Housewives” who are over-leveraged and living large. Even after the economic crisis mowed down many of the indebted rich, the wealthy continue to borrow to support their lifestyles.
In a column in the Washington Post, …
Today, the city of Providence, Rhode Island sent out layoff notices to every single teacher in the city. Every single one of them. If you want to understand why this is happening, why wages in the US keep getting cut, this chart tells the story. …
The 401(k) generation is beginning to retire, and it isn’t a pretty sight.
The retirement savings plans that many baby boomers thought would see them through old age are falling short in many cases.
The median household headed by a person aged 60…
Money for nothing at Goldman
Posted by Colin Barr
January 30, 2011 8:25 am
America’s favorite bankers have outdone themselves yet again.
How might you compensate management for a year in which profits plunged, you spent $550 million of shareholder mo…
There are a couple of assumptions floating around in certain quarters that I’d like to disabuse. One is that based on its recent statements and actions, the Fed is reflating. Another is that it will be successful, in fact too successful, resulting in high inflation. Another is that foreign central banks will be around to…
