Confident-Sounding CEOs More Likely to Sell their Shares, Study Finds
And they tend to buy more company stock when they're downbeat.
Ford CEO Upbeat on China Prospects as Trump-Xi Meeting Goes Smoothly
Mark Fields announced the company will try to sell more pickup trucks and electric vehicles in China, while expressing confidence that Trump and Xi had formed the basis for a productive relationship.
How in-Person Shareholder Meetings are Becoming a Virtual Pleasure
Virtual-only shareholders meetings are all the rage, though some large investors aren't impressed.
Why Brillio’s CEO Just Let his Secretary Go
It could be time to wave goodbye to your (human) personal assistant, too.
Could BP CEO Bob Dudley’s 40% Pay Cut Foreshadow Wider Public Salary Scrutiny?
The British oil giant's move shows how companies, particularly those weathering downturns, are becoming more exposed to anti-establishment sentiment.
CEO Optimism Holding Steady, though BlackRock’s Fink has his Misgivings
The Conference Board's confidence index reached its highest level in 13 years, though BlackRock, the world's biggest fund manager, is concerned about policy stagnation in Washington.
Border Tax Opponents List 10 Hardest-Hit States
Michigan is top among the mostly-Republican held states that would suffer most, according to groups backed by Koch Industries.
CEOs Beware: Executives Full of Praise are More Likely to Backstab
Sycophantic underlings may not be so nice when they're talking to journalists, Harvard research finds.
BlackRock Taps Cisco CEO as Line Between Tech and Everything Else Blurs
Chuck Robbins' arrival comes as robots expand their capabilities, intensifying the urgency to mine the tech sector for new people and partnerships.
M&A Alert High as $7.5B Bid Marks End of an Era for Panera Bread’s...
The acquisition comes amid suggestions that retailing CEOs should be prepared for more deal activity this year as companies scale up to combat pressure on margins.
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