Monster Beverage has issued a report absolving itself of the death of a teenager who imbibed two of its energy drinks. The company hired a group of doctors who reported no link to the high-caffeine drink and the teen’s heart failure. That conclusion flies in the face of the Maryland medical examiner’s report and of […]
Posted on March 5th, 2013 by admin
Filed under: Uncategorized | 194 Comments »
Swiss citizens have voted to curb executive pay with a stringent new law. Will anyone follow them in the EU and the US? Pay for performance is secure under the new provision but high salaries are now subject to binding shareholder vote and golden parachutes and signing bonuses are out. Swiss CEOs have a new […]
Posted on March 4th, 2013 by admin
Filed under: Uncategorized | 176 Comments »
The sequester starts today but as news media have reported, it isn’t going to affect the paychecks of the President or of Congress. Should it? From a perspective of putting pressure on Congress and the White House to agree to some plan, perhaps it should. On the other hand, these are relatively wealthy men and […]
Posted on March 1st, 2013 by admin
Filed under: Uncategorized | 187 Comments »
