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Zynga founder Mark Pincus is returning as CEO, replacing the person who had replaced him, Don Mattrick, at the maker of “FarmVille” and “Words With Friends.”
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The consumer-drone revolution can be traced back eight years ago, to a 20-year-old Mexican immigrant in Riverside, Calif., tinkering with a toy model helicopter.
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Abigail Johnson is quietly reshaping the company that her father built into a money-management behemoth but must contend with investors moving away from mutual funds run by stock pickers.
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Companies want to help staffers reduce debt, invest for retirement and boost productivity.
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They are raising their voices on social and political issues to burnish their reputations, an unusual move in a country that has long been hostile toward public debate.
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Steven A. Cohen’s investment firm appointed a new external advisory board, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest public attempt by the firm to demonstrate tighter oversight after its predecessor admitted to insider trading.
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For starters, don't link pay packages just to stock. Tie them to the company's debt as well. That will help ensure that CEOs reap big rewards for long-term success, not just a short-lived bump in the stock price.
Teaching employees new skills is one thing. Getting them to apply what they have learned is quite another.
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When one woman makes it to the executive suite, her company is unlikely to promote another, new research finds.
Jeffrey Dunn is reorganizing Sesame Workshop into philanthropic and commercial functions to streamline operations and help Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster compete.
Tech executives at McDonald’s and Staples show how CIOs and new chief digital officers can balance power.
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At the current pace, M&A; volume for the full year would exceed $3.7 trillion, making it the second-biggest year in history.
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The U.S. trial of indicted former PetroTiger chief executive Joseph Sigelman was pushed back for two months to allow him assistance from an unlikely ally: the former Colombian official he is accused of bribing.
Ellen Pao sat down with The Wall Street Journal in her first interview since she lost her legal battle against venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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The French government has signaled it intends to remain in the driver’s seat at Renault, moving to thwart an effort by the car maker’s board of directors to do away with double-voting rights that give the government outsize influence over its affairs..
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France’s Lafarge and Swiss rival Holcim confirmed the appointment of Eric Olsen, a Lafarge executive, as head of the globe-spanning cement giant their proposed $44 billion merger will create.
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A murder charge brought against a South Carolina police officer in the shooting of a fleeing man has some experts raising questions about the limited amount of training given to police in the state.
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Omnicom's CEO John Wren received $24 million in total compensation for 2014, a 33% increase from the year earlier, according to the company's proxy statement filed Wednesday. Over 95% of Mr. Wren's compensation is tied to performance; his base salary was set at $1 million.
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Vivendi said it will propose an additional dividend, boosting its cash return to shareholders as part of an agreement to quell a public spat with a minority shareholder, hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management.
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Harvard Business School is looking to women’s colleges for the next generation of business leaders.
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Economic downturns offer unique opportunities to launch innovative new products and services. Here's how entrepreneurs - both inside and outside of corporations - can make smart decisions about innovating in a slump.
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