Topic: Richard Fuld

Is higher executive compensation tied to performance?

Massive CEO compensations consist mostly of company shares the executives received via stock options. How much does that value really reflect the work of a company's chief executive?

On the Brink, In Fed We Trust, Too Big to Fail, and How Markets Fail

Four books offer insight into the 2008 financial crisis that shook the US economy.

Lehman debacle: one of greatest crimes ever?

Lehman Bros. used accounting trick amid financial crisis – and earlier

Failed investment bank Lehman Bros. used an accounting trick at the end of each quarter to make its finances appear less shaky than they really were, says a report from an examiner.

How does Conan O'Brien's severance stack up on Wall Street?

NBC's $40 million severance to Conan O'Brien is worth 15 lifetimes of work for the average American. But it's no lollapalooza on Wall Street.

Credit crisis spawns a hunt for culprits

Nearly 100 federal investigations are under way, but getting guilty verdicts is tough.

Lehman: The next bailout?

The rescue of Fannie and Freddie may have opened a new era of federal intervention in business.