Fat CEO Paychecks to Get a Hefty Trim in France
The average U.S. CEO makes 380 times what his employees earn. Here in America, we read statistics like that and grumble. Over in France, they've decided to do something about it.
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Something's Not REIT: Real Estate CEOs Are Landing Huge Raises
Once upon a time on Wall Street, if you wanted to make big bucks, you'd head for a big bank, private equity or a hedge fund. Lately, however, things have taken a turn for the surreal. For serious coin, you might be better off running a fuddy-duddy real estate investment trust.
America's 10 Highest-Paid CEOs of 2011 (and How They Earned It)
The average CEO of an S&P 500 company brings home almost $13 million -- but some earn much more. The AP's list of the 10 highest-paid CEOs highlights where the biggest paychecks went -- and what America's companies got in return.
Average Joe CEO Made $9.6 Million in 2011
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by the AP using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
Top Executives at Bailed-Out Firms Have Pay Cut
Nearly 70 top executives at three companies bailed out by the taxpayers during the 2008 financial crisis -- AIG, Ally Financial and GM -- were ordered to take pay 10% cuts by the federal government, and the CEOs had their pay frozen at 2011 levels.
Top CEOs Earn More Than Their Firms Pay in Taxes
Twenty five CEOs of America's top companies earned more money than their companies paid in taxes last year, according to the Institute for Policy Studies' Executive Excess report. See which firms and CEOs made the list.
Hurd's Salary as Oracle President: $950,000
Mark Hurd will receive an annual salary of $950,000 and a bonus of as much as $10 million for fiscal 2011 in his new position as president of Oracle. It's a big drop from his HP compensation.
