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In a Hot Job Market, Companies Hand Out Big Awards to Retain Key Executives

Big U.S. companies are doling out one-time awards to executives in an effort to retain high-performing leaders amid record employee…

2 years ago

CEO Pay Packages Rose to $14.7 Million in 2021, a New High

The median pay package for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies reached $14.7 million in 2021, setting a sixth-straight…

2 years ago

The Highest Paid CEOs in the S&P 500: Top Pay Packages of 2021

How much do CEOs make? Last year, the answer ranged from $0 to nearly $300 million, according to The Wall…

2 years ago

Biggest CEO Pay Package So Far? $835 Million to the Head of an Ad-Tech Firm

Using Company® compensation data, the Wall Street Journal looks at the biggest CEO pay package. Below is an excerpt from…

3 years ago

Roblox Awards CEO Pay Package Valued at More Than $230 Million

The boss of Roblox Corp. received a pay package that the videogame company valued at $233 million last year, instantly…

3 years ago

CFO Compensation Rises as Companies Emerge From the Pandemic

Compensation for chief financial officers rose 9% in 2021 compared to the prior year, as CFOs helped their companies navigate…

3 years ago

CEO Pay Heads for Record as Pandemic Recedes

Pay increases for U.S. chief executives have gained steam, putting compensation on pace to set a record amid a tight…

3 years ago

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Takes Home Hollywood’s Biggest Payday

The highest-paid executive in Hollywood last year isn’t a studio chief or a venture capitalist. It is Ari Emanuel, the…

3 years ago

Discovery CEO Received $246 Million in Compensation in 2021, Including Big Options Grant

Discovery Inc Chief Executive David Zaslav received total compensation valued at $246.6 million in 2021, including nearly $203 million in…

3 years ago

Investors Are Becoming More Paranoid

WSJ columnist Jason Zweig used CompanyIQ® SEC Form N-CSR data to look at how portfolio managers discuss macro market risks…

3 years ago