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The policies of departed Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker helped cost investors $50 billion in market value as the tech company's stock dropped from a 52-week high of $49.49 to its current price of $23.19. Now, the board wants to create a plan that could well keep the price of the stock low for some time.

The average person may find it hard to imagine what big company CEOs do to justify their massive pay packages. Shareholders often ask a similar question: Why pay executives so much when the returns they produce are often so modest? But that's a question that doesn't apply to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

Yahoo may be considering selling off its stake in joint venture with Japanese Internet giant Softbank. What would it do with the $8 billion?

A little late to the social media party, JPMorgan plans to invest $450 million in Twitter to buy a 10% stake of the social media company.

Apple, BofA, Morgan Stanley, IBM, GE, Goldman and Google are among the names reporting this week. And if last week's numbers are any guide, the market should have plenty of reasons to rally -- especially because expectations aren't all that great.

Fourth-quarter 2010 earnings season ramps up this week. Analysts expect strong results from some big corporate names. And on the heels of last week's big earnings beat from JPMorgan Chase, the financial sector will have plenty more results to peruse this week.

Facebook's value soars to $50 billion as Goldman Sachs and Russian Digital Sky Technologies invest $500 million in the social network.

The government is about to spring the trap on people it alleges have engaged in insider trading. The case has been built over a three year period. The Wall Street Journal reports, "The criminal and civil probes, which authorities say could eclipse the impact on the financial industry of any...

In a regulatory filing, Goldman said it's reviewing loan practices at Litton Loan Servicing, the firm's residential mortgage-servicing subsidiary, in response to requests from regulators and states attorneys general.

Stocks fell sharply Tuesday after a surprise rate hike from China's central bank and mixed quarterly earnings reports led to heavy selling in technology, materials and energy stocks.