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  • June 2008

    • Ex-Broadcom Boss Charged With Drugging Exec Drinks

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      Ex-Broadcom Boss Charged With Drugging Exec Drinks

      (Newser) - Broadcom's co-founder has been indicted on an astounding spate of federal fraud and narcotics charges, the Wall Street Journal reports. Henry Nicholas III is accused of using and distributing drugs over a seven-year period while directing a criminal stock options-backdating conspiracy that cost the firm billions. Prosecutors claim he secretly spiked the drinks of technology executives and customers with Ecstacy. More »

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      CEO  • drug abuse  • federal indictment  • stock option backdating  • stock options  • Broadcom  • drugging  • backdating scandal

  • March 2008

    • Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 5, 08 4:03 AM CST

      Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

      (Newser) - Apple shareholders have approved a motion giving them some input into executive pay levels, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "I hope it will help me with my $1 a year salary," quipped CEO Steve Jobs after the vote at the company's annual meeting—though Jobs bags millions of dollars worth of stock options and other perks on top of his token salary. More »

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      Apple  • Steve Jobs  • shareholders  • salary  • AFL CIO  • stock options

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Google Masseuse Is a Millionaire

      New York Times  |  Nov 12, 07 9:15 AM CST

      Google Masseuse Is a Millionaire

      (Newser) - Google’s first in-house masseuse has cashed out the last of her stock options and joined the ranks of the company's multimillionaires, reports the New York Times . Bonnie Brown joined Google when it had just 40 employees in 1999, and when she retired 5 years later, her stock options were worth millions. Her financial adviser suggested selling—but she held on to a few. More »

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      Google  • millionaires  • stock options  • masseuse

  • October 2007

    • Oracle CEO Sells Off $500M, With More To Come

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 31, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Oracle CEO Sells Off $500M, With More To Come

      (Newser) - The CEO of Oracle sold off half a billion dollars of stock, but analysts contend that the liquidation shouldn't worry investors. Markets noticed when Larry Ellison sold 26 million shares of the software company he founded in 1977. But the Wall Street Journal writes that past sell-offs haven't triggered broad declines - and Ellison plans to unload another 76 million shares in coming months. More »

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      Oracle  • insider trading  • Larry Ellison  • stock options

    • Will Costly Options Hurt Facebook?

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 28, 07 10:16 PM CDT

      Will Costly Options Hurt Facebook?

      (Newser) - Microsoft's recently purchased stake in Facebook may make it harder for the social networking site to hire talented employees, reports the Wall Street Journal . By selling a 1.6% stake for $240 million, Facebook increased its valuation to $15 billion, in turn radically increasing the cost of stock options, which are a vital part of many Silicon Valley compensation packages. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Facebook  • social networking  • Silicon Valley  • stock options  • employment recruiting

    • Stock Options Make for Risk-Happy CEOs

      Reuters  |  Oct 13, 07 2:59 PM CDT

      Stock Options Make for Risk-Happy CEOs

      (Newser) - Companies compensating their CEOs with stock options should prepare for a bumpy ride, as those CEOs are more likely to take big chances that backfire, a new study finds. Shareholders took extreme losses from more than 10% of option-heavy CEOs, compared to 6.8% who saw big gains. The study's authors say it’s like “handing money to a gambler and... promising to share only the upside.” More »

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      CEOs  • stock options

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