Science news articles about 'stock options'

  • Broadcom co-founders charged in stock options probe

    ... officials on Wednesday charged Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company's reported income by illegally backdating stock options for five years.
  • Underwater stock options drive top executives turnover

    ... option portfolios fell further out of the money. Benjamin Dunford, Ph.D., Derek Oler, ... CEO turnover was significantly more sensitive to out of the money stock options than non-CEO turnover. The study ...
  • Google Reprices Employee Stock Options

    ... is showing its love for its employees by giving them a second chance to profit from their wilting stock options. But the move irked shareholders still stuck with agonizing losses on their investments.
  • Brocade to pay $160M to settle options lawsuit

    ... . has agreed to pay the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit $160 million to settle allegations the networking equipment maker hurt investors by tampering with stock options, the company said Monday.
  • Apple senior execs settle options case for $14M

    ... . CEO Steve Jobs and several other senior executives and board members have agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company was damaged by their role in Apple's mishandling of stock option awards.
  • Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating

    (AP) -- A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.
  • Reducing CEOs' option-based compensation decreases risky investments

    ... their CEOs after the restatement and reduce the proportion of CEOs' total compensation that was stock option-based. After this reduction, the firms experienced a decrease in risky investments and ...
  • SEC charges 4 from BlackBerry maker over options

    ... two other executives at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with tampering with stock options to enrich themselves and other workers.
  • Stock slump could end up enriching Google workers

    ... golden opportunity for most Google employees. That's because the Internet search leader plans to reset the price on millions of stock options based on where the company's slumping shares close Friday.
  • SEC drops options case vs former McAfee lawyer

    (AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dropped its lawsuit against McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel which accused him of illegally tampering with stock options.
  • Broadcom co-founder faces conspiracy, drug charges

    ... indictments Thursday charging Broadcom co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III with conspiracy and securities fraud relating to stock options backdating, as well as numerous drug charges.
  • Broadcom co-founder agrees to admit lying to SEC

    ... court Monday said Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli will plead guilty to lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission during a probe into the backdating of stock options at the computer chip maker.
  • Criminal probe ended, Apple CEO still has hurdles

    (AP) -- A criminal probe of Apple Inc.'s co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs over stock options tampering is now over, but the potential legal shadow over him and the company isn't going away just yet.
  • Broadcom co-founder apologizes after plea deal

    (AP) -- Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli has apologized for lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission during its probe of stock options backdating at the chip maker.
  • Judge rejects plea deal for Broadcom's Samueli

    ... for Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli to get probation rather than prison for his role in a stock options backdating case that led to the largest corporate writedown of its ...

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