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  • March 2008

    • Steve Jobs: Brilliant Tyrant

      CNN  |  Mar 5, 08 1:12 PM CST

      Steve Jobs: Brilliant Tyrant

      (Newser) - Steve Jobs is an undisputed Silicon Valley superstar, but his genius has a price, Fortune reports. Jobs is a risk-taking, short-tempered tyrant, and those foibles make Apple a potential rollercoaster for investors. Jobs threatened the company—and his own freedom—in two separate backdating scandals, and, reports the magazine, risked his own life by long avoiding treatment for his pancreatic cancer. More »

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      Apple  • Steve Jobs  • shareholders  • CEOs  • pancreatic cancer  • corporate governance  • Pixar  • stock option backdating  • backdating scandal

    • Investors Angered as WaMu Shields Exec Bonuses

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 5, 08 8:53 AM CST

      Investors Angered as WaMu Shields Exec Bonuses

      (Newser) - Washington Mutual’s directors have decided to limit the hit its executive management team can take from the subprime credit fiasco, setting cash bonus targets that exclude costs from foreclosures and mortgage-related losses, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move angered some shareholders who’ve seen their investment shrink as WaMu’s stock plunged 70% in the past year. More »

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      housing market  • subprime crisis  • shareholders  • Washington Mutual  • executive compensation  • WaMu  • bonuses

    • 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

  • February 2008

    • Move to Nationalize UK Bank Sparks Fury

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 18, 08 3:48 AM CST

      Move to Nationalize UK Bank Sparks Fury

      (Newser) - Furious shareholders concerned about the risk to their investments are blasting the British government's decision to nationalize ailing Northern Rock bank. The British Treasury is expected to face lengthy legal action from investors once the government formally announces details of the takeover today. Trading in bank shares is being suspended, and the government takeover could be completed within the week. Taxpayers have already forked over billions of dollars to prop up the troubled financial institution. More »

    • Yahoo Loses Leverage as Google Ad Deal Fades

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 13, 08 7:13 AM CST

      Yahoo Loses Leverage as Google Ad Deal Fades

      (Newser) - A potential advertising deal linking Google and Yahoo is losing steam because of Google's concerns over regulatory scrutiny, reports the Wall Street Journal, and that in turn removes one lever Yahoo hoped to use to boost Microsoft's buyout bid . Yahoo’s second largest shareholder, meanwhile, said yesterday that Microsoft’s takeover likely will succeed, but at a higher price than the $41.7 billion, or $31 per share, offered. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • online advertising  • shareholders

    • Yahoo Searches for Answer to Microsoft Bid

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 6, 08 12:05 PM CST

      Yahoo Searches for Answer to Microsoft Bid

      (Newser) - Yahoo is struggling to find shareholder-pleasing alternatives to Microsoft's buyout bid, reports the Wall Street Journal . Selling Yahoo Japan is one possibility. An outsourcing deal with Google for its search ads that could boost revenue 25% is another, yet would raise regulatory issues. And shareholders would need to be convinced any moves outweighed Microsoft’s $31-per-share offer, a 62% premium on recent prices. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • Jerry Yang  • shareholders

    • Microsoft-Yahoo Draws Huzzahs From Analysts

      Silicon Alley Insider  |  Feb 1, 08 2:46 PM CST

      Microsoft-Yahoo Draws Huzzahs From Analysts

      (Newser) - First reaction to Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $44 billion has been generally positive, especially among Wall Street analysts. Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget, an ex-analyst, quotes several who predict regulators and shareholders will have no problems with the deal. Meanwhile, New York Times blogger Steven M. Davidoff says the timing favors a hostile takeover if Yahoo's board resists. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Wall Street  • mergers and acquisitions  • shareholders

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 24, 07 9:16 AM CST

      SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      (Newser) - SEC Chairman Christopher Cox's campaign to make corporate information available to investors electronically sounds like a no-brainer, but it's beset with resistance on multiple fronts. That's because such proposals as online shareholder forums and making corporate data interactive—which would allow investors to sort and compare information—could give an advantage to investors comfortable with the internet and business technology. More »

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      Internet  • SEC  • shareholders  • investors  • Christopher Cox  • AARP

  • October 2007

    • Google Stock Passes $600 in Monthlong Surge

      CNN  |  Oct 8, 07 8:15 PM CDT

      Google Stock Passes $600 in Monthlong Surge

      (Newser) - Google's stocks have shot past $600 for the first time, kindling investor hopes as the cyber giant eyes a possible buy of ad distributor DoubleClick. CNN Money reports that stocks peaked at $610.26 in New York today and closed at $609.92, a 2.6% gain. The rise extended a monthlong surge in which shares spiked 17% in anticipation of a rosy 3rd-quarter report. More »

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      Google  • stock market  • online advertising  • shareholders  • search engine  • shares

  • September 2007

    • Billionaire Takes Huge Stake in Bear Stearns

      Reuters  |  Sep 10, 07 3:30 PM CDT

      Billionaire Takes Huge Stake in Bear Stearns

      (Newser) - Billionaire Joseph C. Lewis has bought enough stock to become the largest single shareholder in embattled investment bank Bear Stearns, Reuters reports. The reclusive British-born currency trader bought up $860.4 million in shares over the last month, nabbing a 7% stake. Putnam Investing, the second largest shareholder, owns a 6% stake. More »

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      Bear Stearns  • mortgage  • banking  • shareholders  • stock<