This is horrifying (& proves the value of strong reporting): Instagram’s algorithms helped a vast pedophile network… https://t.co/7Z6YtMFlzH— 1 year 6 months ago via@theofrancis
Another remarkable piece on Epstein by Khadeeja Safdar & Emily Glazer: Bill Gates had an affair with a Russian brid… https://t.co/9M3yh4V3ag— 1 year 6 months ago via@theofrancis
Most S&P 500 CEOs finished the year with less pay than initially awarded; Elon Musk’s $10 billion hole. The WSJ CEO… https://t.co/x0MmmO4203— 1 year 7 months ago via@theofrancis
Some entrepreneurs are scrutinizing their banking relationships and moving their funds. smart piece by WSJ’s Ruth S… https://t.co/6aPK654NhS— 1 year 8 months ago via@theofrancis
Just a PSA that at The Wall Street Journal we draw a clear line between news and opinion. The separation between th… https://t.co/MJflkqKIUz— 1 year 9 months ago via@theofrancis
We recently told you about four companies ignoring their shareholders’ votes. One was Hecla Mining, a silver producer that held the polls open longer than planned when it looked like shareholders were going to reject management’s pay package.
The vote is only advisory, but Hecla’s stalling worked: Instead of failing 49.6% to 46.7%, the company’s say-on-pay vote passed with 53.7% of the vote.
McDonald’s and Costco would seem to have a lot in common, what with their relentless pursuit of cost-conscious consumers in the name of value.
But this month, the fast-food giant snubbed the US warehouse shopping club, dropping it from among two dozen or so competitors, consumer-product companies and retailers that McDonald’s uses to assess executive pay.
Air Products & Chemicals got some press recently when it was held up as an example of corporate America’s renewed dedication to paying CEOs only if they perform.