By Patricia Kotnik and Mustafa Erdem Sakinc “Executive compensation in Europe: Realized gains from stock-based pay. In the ongoing recovery of the global economy from the Great Recession a decade ago, real wages in both the United States and Europe continue…
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How hedge fund activists prey on companies
By Jang-Sup Shin “The casual observer can hardly comprehend the value-extracting power of hedge fund activists. Technically, they are no more than minority shareholders. Yet they exert enormous influence, often forcing these companies to undertake fundamental restructuring and to increase…
Experts voice concern that windfall from tax cuts benefits the wealthy
By Edward Helmore “US stock markets keep hitting record highs – as anyone who follows Donald Trump’s Twitter account can’t help but notice. And “more good news is coming” for those who have “made a fortune” in US stocks, the…
Before Big Pharma kills us, maybe public pharma can save us
By Dana Brown “Drug-resistant “superbugs” are predicted to kill more people per year than cancer by 2050. Already, more than two million Americans annually are infected with bacteria that have evolved to resist antibiotics with at least 23,000 dying as a result. Given…
Will the US stock market boom continue?
By Natalie Sherman “America’s benchmark stock index, the S&P 500, hit a major milestone this week, marking nearly nine and a half years of gains and closing at a new high. By many counts, it was the longest period without a…
Elizabeth Warren proposes a second New Deal
By Harold Meyerson “When Bernie Sanders offered up his definition of socialism in a speech at Georgetown University in 2015, he basically equated it with the governmental programs created by the New Deal. Sanders cited Social Security, and New Dealer…
Corporate debt is a ticking time bomb
By Jeff Spross “America’s economic expansion is now old enough that people are wondering what will cause the next bust. There are no obvious culprits. But one suspect skulking in the shadows arguably deserves more attention than it’s getting: the…
Support for Senator Warren’s Accountable Corporations Act
By ValueEdge Blog Staff “Dear Senator Warren, We are a group of long-term scholars and practitioners of the law, finance, and economics of corporations and other business entities. We write you now in support of your Accountable Capitalism Act. We…
Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save capitalism
By Matthew Yglesias “Elizabeth Warren has a big idea that challenges how the Democratic Party thinks about solving the problem of inequality. Instead of advocating for expensive new social programs like free college or health care, she’s introducing a bill…
Warren introduces Accountable Capitalism Act
By Megan Keller “Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Accountable Capitalism Act on Wednesday, saying that it will ease income inequality and help hold large companies accountable to their employees.”… [Click HERE to read the full article]
