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General Electric Co. Chief Executive John Flannery and other top company executives received no bonuses in 2017, but the $9 million Flannery was awarded in his first year as CEO still managed to be 157 times higher than the salary of the company’s median employee.

New highs are beginning to outpace new lows once again. By Lawrence G. McMillan.

AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson received $28.7 million in compensation in 2017, which the company said Monday was 366 times the salary of the average AT&T worker. Companies this year are reporting their CEO pay in relation to the compensation of a median worker for the first time as a result of a 2015 rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank act. AT&T reported Monday that its median employee had average compensation of $78,437 in 2017; AT&T excluded nearly 13,000 of its roughly... Читать дальше...

‘The more senior you are, the more careful you need to be,” he told the Freakonomics podcast.

Two separate package bombs killed a teenage boy and injured two others in Austin, Texas, on Monday, authorities said.

The former adult-movie star who accepted $130,000 from President Donald Trump’s lawyer would return the money in exchange for being released from a contract barring her from discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to a letter from her attorney.

Advaxis Inc. shares sank in the extended session Monday after the biotech company's cancer-drug study was placed on hold following the death of a patient in the study. Advaxis shares fell 24% after hours, following an initial halting. Shares finished up 0.5% at $2.21 in regular trading Monday. The clinical hold affects the company's clinical trial for the combination of the drugs Imfinzi and axalimogene filolisbac for the treatment of human papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer and HPV-associated head and neck cancer. Читать дальше...

A+E Networks Chief Executive Nancy Dubuc is in advanced talks to become the next chief executive of Vice Media, according to people familiar with the matter, as current Chief Executive Shane Smith looks to step back into more of a content and strategic role.

Apple Inc. said it will acquire Next Issue Media LLC and its digital-magazine-subscription service Texture, a product developed by top magazine companies that bundles together some 200 subscriptions into one monthly service.

Monday’s top personal finance stories

Monday’s top personal finance stories

The stock market finishes mostly lower Monday, weighed down by the industrials sector. But the Nasdaq notches another record close, in part due to optimism over Friday’s jobs data, which showed solid economic growth without triggering wage pressure.

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. late Monday said its Chief Executive Officer Darin Billerbeck is retiring, effective March 16. The board has named Chief Operating Officer Glen Hawk as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor. Lattice has retained executive search firm Egon Zehnder to handle the process. Lattice has struggled to rebound since a proposed acquisition by a fund tied to Chinese government money was blocked by U.S. regulators. Shares of Lattice closed up 0.5% to $6.48 and were unchanged after hours. Читать дальше...

Inflation is still quite low in the U.S., but it’s rising fast enough to push up U.S. interest rates. The February CPI report should help tame inflation worries for now.

Move over Bitcoin: Cash is alive and well despite the growing popularity of electronic forms of payment.

The chip sector Monday notches its longest winning streak since January as several key companies in the sector see gains, led by a rally in shares of Micron Technology Inc.

The stock market finished lower Monday, weighed down by the industrials sector, but the Nasdaq closed at a record, in part due to optimism over Friday’s jobs data, which showed solid economic growth without triggering wage pressure.

Wall Street is dominated by men, but it’s not because they’re inherently better investors.

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The S&P 500 isn’t fully recovered from the correction it suffered a month ago, but some internal trends are suggesting the benchmark U.S. equity index is stronger than it looks.

Stitch Fix Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the company missed earnings expectations. Stitch Fix shares dropped nearly 4% in the extended session after rising almost 7% during regular trading. The company reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $3.6 million, or 2 cents a share, compared with net income of $233,000, in the year-ago period. Revenue increased to $295.9 million from $237.8 million in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 6 cents a share on revenue of $291 million. Читать дальше...

Shares of Tilly's Inc. tanked more than 13% late Monday after the retailer posted fourth-quarter sales below expectations. Tilly's said it earned $6.7 million, or 23 cents a share, in the quarter, compared to $6.3 million, or 22 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales reached $164.3 million, up 2.6% from $160.2 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 19 cents a share on sales of $166.4 million. Comparable-store sales, which includes e-commerce sales, were flat... Читать дальше...

Treasury prices rise, pushing yields lower, on Monday after solid appetite for two batches of government debt auctions see strong bidding, ahead of what’s set to be a deluge of sales of government debt in 2018.

U.S. stocks finished firmly lower on Monday, with the Dow down about 160 points, amid reports suggesting that CNBC contributor Larry Kudlow was the leading contender to replace Gary Cohn, who resigned as chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump and his director of the National Economic Council last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed off 157 points, or 0.6%, at 25,178, the S&P 500 index ended down 3.55 points, or 0.1%, at 2,783. The Nasdaq Composite Index , meanwhile, wrapped up 0.4% higher... Читать дальше...

The month of March has been dominated by worries over trade wars, which weighed the U.S. dollar’s rival currencies and propelled net short positions in the greenback to their lowest level since early January, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.