Think Facebook Execs Are Overpaid? Tough Noogies
Facebook's 2013 proxy voting results suggest most outside shareholders are unhappy with its executive compensation system. Too bad. There's nothing they can do about it.
Facebook's 2013 proxy voting results suggest most outside shareholders are unhappy with its executive compensation system. Too bad. There's nothing they can do about it.
Google is close to buying the crowd-sourced mobile navigation app Waze for $1.3 billion, potentially trumping rival offers, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
Walmart holds its annual shareholder meeting today and one big issue is a proposal to tie management pay to keeping the shelves well stocked.
Reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies fuel greater debate on government surveillance.
Software-giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show in Taipei.
Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows.
Much of corporate America is retrenching on the real estate front, but four influential technology companies are each planning headquarters that could win a prize for hubris.
Wondering how a company is really doing? Ask its rank-and-file employees. Glassdoor has done just that; here's how you can use their answers to buff up your portfolio.
P&G is bringing back A.G. Lafley as president and CEO, while Google reportedly is facing a new investigation into its dominance of Internet ads.
Apple is under fire for keeping billions in profits overseas, where it doesn't have to pay U.S. taxes, but Apple is hardly the only big company dodging the IRS this way.
Every year, BrandZ and Millward Brown Optimor calculate and rank brands based on their global value. These are the 20 most valuable brands for 2013. (Think mobile.)
Ireland says it's not to blame for Apple's low global tax payments and that other countries are responsible for the tax rate paid by the company.
Apple remains the top global brand with an estimated value of $185 billion. Which other companies have brands worth billions?
Facebook and Google use an extra line of defense to keep intruders out of your account. Why don't banks do the same?
Yahoo may be on the verge of acquiring content-sharing site Tumblr for $1.1 billion, its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer.
If you use Google Wallet, you'll soon be able to send people money using Gmail, attaching a dollar amount to a message just as you might a photo or a PDF.
Although the economic potential of echo boomers may not be as promising as some are expecting, there are several ways investors can profit from their behavior.
Whether your investing personality is aggressively "warp speed" or a more conservative "raise shields," here are seven stocks we like that resemble the aliens of "Star Trek."
Google is introducing a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee.
If you own an Amazon Kindle Fire, then chances are, today you're 500 richer in Amazon Coin. But is it really worth dealing in this new virtual currency?
Google CEO Larry Page is suffering from a rare and chronic medical condition, a paralysis of both vocal chords. Page says it's improving, and he continues to run the company.
Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software.
Bloomberg LP moves to repair damage to its reputation after a report said that more than 10,000 client messages containing sensitive pricing data had been leaked online.
A top German court has ordered Google to act on requests to remove autocomplete entries from the search engine after a suit claimed the feature made defamatory suggestions.
From state-of-the art technology to good ole fashioned retailing, there's plenty of news waiting to break this week on Wall Street. Here's what to watch.
Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets.
Apple sold $17 billion worth of bonds late Tuesday in the largest sale of corporate bonds ever, part of a plan to increase its share buyback program and boost its dividend.
Seven of every 10 big companies are hitting their targets for earnings, but nearly the same proportion -- 6 out of 10 -- have missed on revenue. What's to blame?
Google CEO Larry Page and his longtime partner Sergey Brin limited their salaries to $1 apiece last year, while four other executives received pay of more than $124 million.



























