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The Motley Fool
May 12, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Icahn's Blockbuster Move Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wins a spot on the Blockbuster board, but that's only the beginning. Blockbuster has really been trying the patience of its shareholders lately.   |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I Hate You, Don't Leave Me! If Blockbuster's ridiculous compensation and severance packages are the reason why John Antioco is still around, then that's just another reason for shareholder's to whip out a broom and sweep the boardroom clean next year as well. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
CEOs Still Raking It In Are CEOs really 301 times more valuable than rank-and-file employees? |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Heck of a Job! Here's a Bonus! Shareholders need to start pushing back on compensation policies. |
Job Journal
February 25, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth? |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Fool Blog: Why Do We Pay Big Money to Executives Who Failed? The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it will block the severance payments for Fannie's Daniel Mudd and Freddie's Richard Syron, which together had been estimated at up to $23 million. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Not Another Price War Netflix is promoting a lower price for its disc-rental service, and for once, shouldn't leave investors holding the bag. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
Brawling at Blockbuster What's with this war of words between corporate raider Carl Icahn and Blockbuster management? |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
A Blockbuster Orphan Spun off by Viacom, will the movie renter be hobbled by debt? |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Blockbuster Really In It to Win? If Blockbuster loses the growing online market, its offline market won't matter much longer. It is getting desperate, and latest marketing campaigns are -- surprise -- a little misleading. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Say Goodbye to Hollywood Hollywood Entertainment praising a lower takeover bid doesn't pass the taste test. Accepting a deal greater than the original sum would be the best way to reward shareholders who held through the company's recent travails. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Bumbling Blockbuster The movie rental retailer is set to report its first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling? |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Say What, Blockbuster? With new management and some changes, maybe the movie rental company is starting to show some improvement. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Make It a Blockbuster Fight Blockbuster and Carl Icahn are just days away from a battle at the company's shareholder meeting. Given Blockbuster's deteriorating financials and the sector's quickly changing landscape, it's hard to value the company based on its future prospects. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Insane CEO Pay As investors, it can often be sobering to take a hard look at management compensation information in a company's proxy materials. Should shareholders say enough's enough? |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2004
Marko Djuranovic |
It's Good to Be Right Blockbuster's latest move is an admirable attempt to save an ailing company but, ultimately, of little interest to Netflix investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Be the Next Warren Buffett It's the mother of all casting calls. In yesterday's letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote that Berkshire Hathaway will be searching for someone to take the reins of the most prolific investing company in the world. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
If Netflix Wants to Live... The online mail-order DVD rental service did the right thing when it didn't follow Blockbuster down the slippery slope of price cuts last week. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Blockbuster Looks Better The movie rental giant has a few things going its way. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Searching for the Anti-Antioco Will the new CEO help Blockbuster build on the success of Total Access? It all sounds pretty bleak, yet the company's stock is on a tear. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Luck, Blockbluster The company is owning up to some of its mistakes. It's raising the monthly rate for its online rental service. What does it mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Blockbuster Goes for Broke The video giant lowers rental fees again. Sounds desperate and puts the light on Netflix. Further, it will help guarantee that Blockbuster's profitability will be adversely affected in the coming months, just as the company warned in early November. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Blockbuster Is it too late to get into the ring with Netflix? |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Carly's Cash Causes Commotion Carly may be long gone, but HP shareholders haven't forgotten her glitzy exit and are suing for excessive pay. |
BusinessWeek
October 11, 2004
Robert Barker |
A Blockbuster Offer with Little Star Power Should investors swap their Viacom stock for shares in Blockbuster? The simplest thing to do is nothing. But the relative values of the two stocks make Blockbuster seem enticing. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Fool on Call: Blockbuster Has the Key New Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes thinks Blockbuster is a turnaround explosion just waiting for a spark. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Re-examining Stock Options as a Way to Compensate Executives Now that an underperforming stock market and the excesses of Enron have focused new attention on the use and abuse of stock options as a way to incentivize senior managers, what changes, if any, should companies make in their design of compensation packages? |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Red Mailers, Blue Investors Dark days are ahead for Netflix, but things could be worse. The combined market cap of Netflix and Blockbuster is less than the $2 billion market cap that Netflix alone commanded at its peak seven months ago. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2007
Mac Greer |
Ahead of the Curve: Blockbuster and Apple? Tech guru Bob Cringely says Blockbuster should make it an Apple night. Blockbuster's stock, surprisingly, has gained some ground recently, but obviously the company continues to struggle in its competition with Netflix. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is the Clock Ticking on Blockbuster? Blockbuster spooks some shareholders with news that the $250 million revolving credit facility that the company announced last week is not a done deal. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
11 Companies Rewarding Failure Investors, take a closer look at compensation, and ask yourself whether the CEOs of the companies you own are earning your respect and confidence -- or just earning more than they deserve. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
Warren Buffett: World's Greatest Sandbagger Berkshire's performance in 2003 was magnificent. Bill Mann reviews the letter from the chairman. Each year, Warren Buffett puts pen to paper to tell Berkshire Hathaway shareholders exactly what he thinks about his company's performance over the past year. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bear Berkshire Hathaway trades at a premium to other insurers, is stingier to its shareholders than other conglomerates, and looks to be too cash-rich to invest its entire hoard successfully in the future. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
The Drama Builds at Blockbuster First-quarter earnings are likely to intensify the battle over control of the Blockbuster board. After today's earnings release, it's hard to say what's better for the company. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster's Millions Blockbuster lands two million paying subscribers as its Total Access service starts to stick. Now it's up to Blockbuster to prove to its shareholders that it's a workable model, too. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Viacom vs. Blockbuster Viacom is looking to dump Blockbuster, but that doesn't mean that you should elect to do the same. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Blockbuster to Hike Prices Movie rental giant admits its low-cost policy was a flop. Earlier this month, Blockbuster reported that first-quarter rental revenues fell 4% to $1.1 billion, as it missed out on some $145 million in late-fee revenues that it had enjoyed last year. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster Begs Before Playing Dead The video rental chain is talking with its creditors in hopes of making it out alive. The news sent shares dropping 16%. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
Mathew Emmert |
Warren, Show Me the Money Why Berkshire Hathaway should pay dividends. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2004 |
Seeing Nothin' But Fannie Fannie Mae's earnings doubled amid a housing boom. Surprised? Don't be. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Dear Companies: Forget Shareholder Value! It seems sensible for companies to maximize shareholder value -- especially since shareholders are those companies' owners. But an intriguingly contrary school of thought suggests that CEOs might want to pay a little more attention to customers and employees instead. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Blockbuster's Craziest Idea ... Raised From the Dead Blockbuster's new CEO has reinvented the movie retailer's Total Access program, and this time it looks like they've gotten it right. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 8, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? Readers offer varying viewpoints and solutions on the topic of CEO compensation. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
HP Stockholders After Fiorina Severance Unions claim the Hewlett Packard board violated its own rules for executive compensation in a $41 million deal. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Let's Play Flick Rental Limbo Wal-Mart lowers the bar in the online movie rental war by slashing prices on its basic rental service. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bad News for Netflix The once-booming market for mail-delivered DVD subscription plans shrank by 214,000 members this past quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004
Rick Munarriz |
Blockbuster Horror Show With DVD rentals by mail getting cheaper and more convenient, how will Blockbuster survive? The company is trading at $7.09. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
No Late Fleece Blockbuster pays the price for its deceptive "No Late Fees" campaign. |
