Corporate Governance, News and Updates on Corporate Governance

Before the late-2001 financial implosion at Enron " Fortune's 7th largest of the famed 500 " resulted literally in the disappearance of that Houston-based corporation, and before the largest corporate bankruptcy filing in history " WorldCom in 2002 " few people in the United States regularly used the term "corporate governance."

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News & Updates

August 16, 2018 Sears CEO Eddie Lampert offers 'critical' deal to buy Kenmore brand for $400 million

Source: USA Today

The CEO, chairman and largest shareholder of Sears Holdings on Tuesday offered to buy one of the financially strapped department chain's last remaining valuable product brands, describing a speedy deal as "critical."

August 16, 2018 Apple is looking to develop chip for health sensors: report

Source: MarketWatch

Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.42% is hiring engineers who could work on a custom chip designed for health applications, according to CNBC. The report cites job postings from the last few months and seeks engineers and ASIC architects....

August 16, 2018 Uber reportedly lost $891 million in the second quarter of 2018 as growth slows

Source: The Verge

Uber brought in $2.8 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2018, but ultimately lost $891 million thanks to increased spending by the ride-hailing company, according to Bloomberg

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Research & Insights

July 18, 2018 Deloitte’s 2018 Millennial Survey: Industry 4.0, Employer Loyalty and Business Ethics

Source: Spend Matters

Young professionals across the globe are unsure about their ability to adapt to Industry 4.0 technologies and increasingly critical of business ethics, Deloitte’s 2018 Millennial Survey finds

May 14, 2018 Companies with closer CEO pay ratios may generate higher profit per worker

Source: CNBC

A CNBC analysis of CEO pay ratios suggests that companies with more equal pay distribution also tend to generate higher profit per worker.

May 4, 2018 Amazon Introduces First-Ever Small Business Impact Report – Analysis Reveals New Information about the More Than One Million U.S.-Based Small and Medium-Sized Businesses ...

Source: Business Wire

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Today, Amazon introduced the Small Business Impact Report highlighting new details about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses that have chosen to grow their business on...

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Commentary & Opinion

August 3, 2018 All The Reasons Tesla Stock Popped After The Q2 Conference Call

Source: Seeking Alpha

Model 3 US market share for the midsize luxury category surpassed all competitors combined. This was outlined in the shareholder newsletter but also mentioned again in the call. This means the majority of cars sold in this...

July 30, 2018 Wall Street finally taught Zuckerberg the lesson he deserved

Source: NY Post

While Zuckerberg spent the first half of 2018 listening to but not really hearing complaints about how Facebook mishandles user data, it’s a good bet he’s listening now. All told, Thursday’s trading vaporized $119 billion of the...

July 26, 2018 Amazon.com Earnings Preview: Don't Overlook These Metrics

Source: The Motley Fool

When Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reports its second-quarter results after market close on Thursday, investors will be watching closely. Shares have surged recently, rising 58% year to date and 27% in the past three months alone....

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