: "January 22, 2009, 2:06 pm
You lost your shirt? CEOs did worse!

You think you lost a bundle in the market? The CEOs who lead the companies in the upper decks of the Fortune 500 have fared even worse: Their stock holdings in their own companies declined in value by $54 billion last year.

A just-released study by executive compensation consultan.."

: "DJ Starbucks Hldrs To Vote On Voluntary Option Exchange Program

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2139394/

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) said Thursday that shareholders will vote on
a proposal to amend the company's equity incentive plans to permit a
voluntary stock option exchange program at Starbucks' 2009 annual meeting Mar.."

: "Executive Compensation

James Hamilton
|
Jan 20, 2009

Is there a problem? And is there a solution? My answers: yes, and yes.

Here are some numbers for the compensation received in 2006 by some of the folks who helped get us into our current mess:

Bear Stearns: $34 million for CEO James Cayne. The acknowledged direct cost to t.."

: "Compensation regulation
Treasury requires CEOs of banks in TARP to certify executive compensation curbs
By Neil Roland

Posted: January 20, 2009, 4:05 PM ET

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: "Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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