Limbaugh's Daily Droppings Having grown up on a Nebraska farm in the 1940s and '50s, I experienced first-hand the good, the bad and the ugly of Midwestern farm life. My father, among other lessons, taught me something about finances. ...more

March 26, 2009

Ivan Seidenberg, the chief executive of Verizon Communications Inc., received $20.2 million in compensation in 2008, essentially the same as in the past two years, according to a regulatory filing. ...more

February 28, 2009

Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. ...more

December 22, 2008

Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. ...more

December 21, 2008

St. Petersburg-based electronics maker Jabil Circuit Inc. has some good news and bad news this week. ...more

November 26, 2008

Jabil will lay off another 150 workers locally in administration and manufacturing over the next few weeks amid slumping demand for electronics worldwide. This comes after 120 layoffs this summer, bringing Jabil's local employment to about 2,000. Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission ended a years-long probe of how Jabil executives handled their stock options, ending another legal challenge that had dogged the company. ...more

November 25, 2008

Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, now is ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States. ...more

August 22, 2008

As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, chief executives' pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows. ...more

June 17, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, CEO pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows. ...more

June 16, 2008

The three top executives leaving WellCare Health Plans will walk away from the company with millions of dollars in stock options and restricted stock, as long as they agree not to disparage the company and agree to cooperate with government investigations into its operations. ...more

February 2, 2008