Global Markets

With a November deadline looming, companies are wrestling with tough problems--not the least of which is the expense of the process

The benefit that employees want most--that is, besides more money--is more time

CFO compensation is deflating as companies cut option grants and try to avoid investor outrage. But hikes in other forms of pay are easing the pain

GE organizes multinationals to pressure overseas banks for electronic billing

As U.S. and European accounting regulators rush to reconcile practices, they are being thwarted by two thorny issues that threaten convergence

With investors and ratings agencies, midsize companies often find themselves overshadowed by dominant multinationals in their industry

Slow rise in payrolls and the prospect of higher rates dim the merriment

Good margins and a nice cover may not cut it anymore with impatient investors