http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- When the federal government revealed it had launched a massive investigation of some of Broadcom Corp.'s top executives for backdating stock options, it sent a shock wave through the business world. http://www.physorg.com/news179738907.html Technology Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:19 EST news179738907 (AP) -- Broadcom Corp.'s co-founder took the witness stand Tuesday in the fraud trial of the company's former chief financial officer. http://www.physorg.com/news179505681.html Technology Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:10:02 EST news179505681 (PhysOrg.com) -- Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher to determine fair CEO compensation. http://www.physorg.com/news176481555.html Other Sciences Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:40:11 EST news176481555 (AP) -- A jury was set Friday to hear opening statements in the federal trial of former Broadcom Corp. Chief Financial Officer William Ruehle, who faces conspiracy and fraud charges in an alleged scheme to backdate stock options. http://www.physorg.com/news175525093.html Technology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news175525093 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion bid to buy the Internet company. http://www.physorg.com/news160312282.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:11:49 EST news160312282 (AP) -- A former executive who sued Motorola Inc. for firing him is a "treacherous officer," the telecommunications equipment maker said in court documents responding to his lawsuit. http://www.physorg.com/news158562337.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:06:17 EST news158562337 There's a reason Wall Street resembles a rocket experiment gone wrong: rocket scientists helped make it happen. http://www.physorg.com/news158302297.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:52:05 EST news158302297 (AP) -- The value of Intel Corp. Chief Executive Paul Otellini's compensation package rose slightly to $12.4 million in 2008, a year in which the chip maker's profit was whacked by a global slowdown in personal computer sales. http://www.physorg.com/news157055883.html Technology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:38:38 EST news157055883 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news156715215.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:08:27 EST news156715215 When the market price of company stock falls below the exercise price, the options are considered to be "out of the money" or underwater. Many publicly traded firms have become concerned about retaining highly valued executives who hold underwater stock options, fearing that they will voluntarily leave the firm for a better position elsewhere. A new study in Personnel Psychology reveals that voluntary top executive turnover was more likely to occur as executives' stock option portfolios fell further out of the money. http://www.physorg.com/news146407258.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:40:58 EST news146407258