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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…

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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…

2 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…

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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…

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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…

2 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…

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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…

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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…

2 years ago

These TikTok Stars Made More Money Than Many of America’s Top CEOs

TikTok stars are dancing their way to the bank. Some are making more than America’s top chief executives. Charli D’Amelio,…

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Minimum Tax Proposal Would Create Complications for Investors and Companies, Tax Experts Say

A Democratic proposal to tie taxes for big companies more closely to their financial accounting could distort public financial disclosures,…

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