- Oil major Total CEO's compensation drops 17 percent in 2018: company documentThe board of French oil and gas major Total has proposed total 2018 compensation for Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne of 3.1 million euros ($3.55 million), compared with 3.8 million in 2017, company... Read more »
- Overdone? Short EU equities 'most crowded' trade for first timeFund managers have named bearish bets in European equities as the "most crowded" trade in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's survey for the first time in its history, suggesting sentiment for one of the... Read more »
- Role of a Lifetime: Life Lessons with Peter KrauseIf you are looking for steady work, it is probably best not to go into show business. Unless you are Peter Krause, that is. Read more »
- Mutual funds start to put their mouth where their money isCorporate America's biggest shareholders have traditionally been content with sharing their views on a company's strategy privately with management. Read more »
- Equity funds see biggest weekly inflows in a year: BAMLInvestors plowed $14.2 billion into global equity funds this week, the largest amount in a year as investors jumped on to 2019's stock market rally, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday,... Read more »
- TPG Rise founder leaves firm in wake of U.S. college admissions scandalTPG Capital senior executive Bill McGlashan on Thursday left the private equity firm after he was charged in connection with a U.S. college fraud scheme that has ensnared Hollywood celebrities and... Read more »
- Advantage Lithium replaces CEO in wake of college admissions scandalAdvantage Lithium Corp said on Thursday it has temporarily replaced Chief Executive David Sidoo as he battles U.S. fraud charges connected to a sweeping college admissions scandal. Read more »
- U.S. stock funds lose inflows as stock rally continuesU.S. investors ended their longest buying streak since October by pulling money out of domestic stock mutual fund and exchange-traded funds last week on global concerns about economic growth in... Read more »
- Your Money: Pay yourself first? Last is how small biz often worksEveryone knows the Golden Rule of business is to pay yourself first. But more than half of small business owners are going months without pay - if they are taking any at all. Read more »
- Worst start to year for equity flows since 2008: BAMLA $10 billion wipeout over the last week has compounded the worst start to a year for equity flows since 2008, Bank of America Merrill Lynch strategists said on Friday. Read more »
- Wealthy millennials boosting the art marketThe global art market experienced another uptick in 2018, helped by an increase in the spending power of millennials, a report published by UBS and Art Basel said on Friday. Read more »
- JPMorgan backs away from private prison financeJPMorgan Chase & Co has decided to stop financing private operators of prisons and detention centers, which have become targets of protests over Trump administration immigration policies. Read more »
- BB&T agrees to return funds to investors to settle SEC chargesThe top U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday that BB&T Securities has agreed to return more than $5 million to retail investors and pay a $500,000 penalty to settle charges that a firm it... Read more »
- BlackRock makes case to own more U.S. TIPSBlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, on Monday recommended investors hold more U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) as the Federal Reserve is expected to refrain from raising... Read more »
- To save time and money, companies roll out caregiving benefitsWhen Laura Hirsch of Keller Texas had to find a rehabilitation center to help her father recover from a difficult surgery in September, the caregiving service Cariloop saved her a whole day. Read more »
- BlueMountain names slate for PG&E boardPG&E Corp investor BlueMountain Capital Management LLC on Friday named 13 people it hopes to install as directors at the embattled power utility weeks after the company filed for bankruptcy in the... Read more »
- U.S. consumer spending, factory data point to weak first quarter GDP growthU.S. personal income fell for the first time in more than three years in January and consumer spending dropped by the most since 2009 in December, putting the economy on a weak growth path early in... Read more »
- Your Money: State taxes are too hard for mere mortals to computeCan regular people calculate their state taxes in light of the new U.S. tax law? Read more »
- Big U.S. pension funds ask electric utilities for decarbonization plansTop U.S. pension funds are asking electric utilities to accelerate efforts to cut carbon emissions but will not force the issue with proxy resolutions this spring, hoping market shifts and falling... Read more »
- Investors favor equity ETFs, junk bonds as risk appetite grows: LipperInvestors poured money into equity exchange-traded funds and high-yield "junk" bond funds in the week ended on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a deadline to delay... Read more »