Management

Sheryl Sandberg left her job as vice president of global sales and operations at Google (parent company, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) to join Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and serve as its chief operating officer in 2008. But perhaps more important, her job at Facebook provided the...

Even under proverbial shackles, Martin Shkreli continues to flex his powerful muscles. The founder and former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals could reclaim corporate leadership ahead of the June 26 start to his securities fraud trial. The board of Turing met Wednesday and shareholders voted to elect...

Paul Walker, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) CTO famous for the rise of tech-driven traders within the firm, has joined the board of OpenFin. OpenFin is a fintech startup that’s developing a runtime environment that allows banks to quickly deploy new apps that work with each...

“Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) are workers who would like nothing better than to grind their oppressive employers into the dirt,” Google says about the movie “Horrible Bosses.” While this is nothing but the description of a film, it's...

Jeff Bezos is looking to put his $84.9 billion to good use. Request for ideas… pic.twitter.com/j6D68mhseL — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) June 15, 2017 The polymath owner of the Washington Post and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Blue Origin tweeted Thursday a request for...

Detroit is making progress on its Wall Street infiltration. Real-estate finance firm Bloomfield Capital recently opened a regional office in Connecticut and expanded its team to include two senior-level employees from East Coast investment firms, according to a Monday press release. “The...

President Donald Trump’s newly-formed American Technology Council will meet Monday for the first time. Its members will dive straight into a broad range of issues, meant to develop new best practices for government regarding its use of information technology. The council’s agenda...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s stock has lost 30 percent since Jeff Immelt assumed the title of CEO back in 2001. But is he to blame for the stock's poor performance? The New York Times has an interesting take on the topic: Immelt inherited a company from Jack Welch that wasn't built to...

Shares of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) plummeted nearly 20 percent Thursday morning and hit a new 52-week low of $24.55 after the company reported an in-line first quarter report but lowered its full-year earnings outlook. During the first quarter, Kroger realized about 20 basis points of deflation (...

Whether it is justified or not, business leaders in Western countries have the freedom to exclaim their company is more powerful than nation states. But in China doing so may be viewed as crossing the red line, the most recent example being Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s founder and...

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X)’s new CEO Dave Burritt might not make the stock a Buy Thursday, but his long-term vision for the company could have it repositioned for growth in the years ahead. After speaking with Burritt about his strategy, Axiom analyst and long-time U.S. Steel...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced Wednesday the appointment of Paul Clancy as its chief financial officer, effective July 31, though he is expected to join the company on July 10. Previously, Clancy served as the CFO of biotech firm Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) for a decade...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced Tuesday that Paul Clancy has been appointed to replace Dave Anderson as CFO, effective July 31. Anderson will remain as a senior advisor through August to ensure a smooth transition. “Paul is well-known among biotech investors, having...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The Consumer Price Index and retail sales report for May will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on business inventories for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its policy...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) CEO Jeff Immelt will resign effective August 1. The reigns will be handed to John Flannery. Immelt will remain as the company’s chairman through the end of the year. Deutsche Bank analyst John Inch is confident that Flannery is qualified to lead the company...