Amgen will purchase cancer therapy developer Micromet for $1.16 billion in cash.

Median executive compensation at 21 of the 100 largest companies that recently went through bankruptcy was $8.7 million, compared with 2010's $9.1 million median compensation for S&P 500 CEOs.

Altria's fourth-quarter earnings fell 9% as charges offset revenue growth, while the tobacco company named Vice Chairman Martin J. Barrington chairman and chief executive to succeed the retiring Michael E. Szymanczyk.

Altria's fourth-quarter earnings fell 9% as charges offset revenue growth, while the tobacco company named Vice Chairman Martin J. Barrington chairman and chief executive to succeed the retiring Michael E. Szymanczyk.

Bridgewater Associates, which manages nearly $120 billion, posted returns of 23 percent in 2011 — a year when the average hedge fund portfolio lost 5 percent.

French retailer Carrefour is in negotiations to hire clothing executive Georges Plassat to replace its current CEO, Lars Olofsson. Olofsson's tenure at Carrefour has been marred by profit warnings, strategic about-faces and a failed merger project.

French retailer Carrefour is in negotiations to hire clothing executive Georges Plassat to replace its current CEO, Lars Olofsson. Olofsson's tenure at Carrefour has been marred by profit warnings, strategic about-faces and a failed merger project.

3M directors are split over whether to extend the term of CEO George Buckley, whose contract expires in a month.

3M directors are split over whether to extend the term of CEO George Buckley, whose contract expires in a month.

Time Warner Cable's earnings rose 44% on higher revenue from residential high-speed data and voice services. The cable provider also raised its quarterly dividend by 17% and unveiled a $4 billion stock buyback program.

Time Warner Cable's earnings rose 44% on higher revenue from residential high-speed data and voice services. The cable provider also raised its quarterly dividend by 17% and unveiled a $4 billion stock buyback program.

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Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will meet on Wednesday, February 1, beginning at 10 a.m. EST.

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Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will meet on Wednesday, February 1, beginning at 10 a.m. EST.

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Royal Bank of Scotland -- 82 percent owned by British taxpayers -- had come under pressure from Prime Minister David Cameron to rein in bonuses for top executives.

AP - Companies that were bailed out during the financial crisis still owe U.S. taxpayers nearly $133 billion. Treasury's plans to recoup that money have been slowed by the volatile stock market and weakness among smaller banks.

Novo Nordisk was ranked number one on the 2012 Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations list.

The demand for digital directors is increasing, though the pool of qualified candidates is small.

Verizon will contribute $1.26 billion to its underfunded pension plan, an increase from $400 million the previous year.

Jacobs Engineering Group, the first big firm in the 2012 proxy season to hold its annual meeting, hopes to pass this years say on pay vote after last year's failure.

Europe's strict new data privacy rules could mean fines of up to 2 percent of a company's annual turnover.