On Chattem Execs and retention bonuses…

While business often slows down at many companies during the holiday season, that doesn’t appear to have been the case at Chattem, Inc. (CHTT), where the company’s attorneys have been filing a flurry of documents with the SEC related to…

XTO Energy execs sort of waive hefty fees…

xto energyOn Monday, Exxon Mobil (XOM) announced its $31 billion deal for XTO Energy (XTO), prompting the WSJ to declare in today’s edition that “the deal is mounting a comeback”.

But we’re more interested in another trend: that of senior executives giving up…

Jim Rogers: Can We Get Some More Lehmans Up In This Piece?

jim_rogers.jpgJim Rogers has told the Financial Times he wants more banks taken out back and shot, or left to die on the side of the road like Lehman, which was the only thing the government has ever done right. Who will…