Congress examining stock options timing
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Congress is taking a close look at suspiciously timed stock options for top company executives, a corporate practice that is a source of anger for shareholders and the subject of federal investigations.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Friday said he was "deeply concerned" Congress  would try to thwart efforts by the Financial Accounting  Standards Board to require expensing of stock options.
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Wary financial markets will listen  for any hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on  Wednesday that a pause in interest-rate rises may be near while  lawmakers try to enlist him in the struggle over Social  Security reform.
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The two largest U.S. stock exchanges  are likely to benefit from a decision by U.S. regulators to  delay sweeping changes that could shake up how stocks are  traded, analysts said on Friday.
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Many investors are in a quandary over how to adjust their portfolios while waiting on the Fedâs next move.
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 16--In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple Computer said Friday it will delay its annual 10-K financial report by more than two weeks while it reviews the findings of its investigation into stock option grants.
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Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves.
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Understanding stock option expensing isn't easy, but it's worth the effort.
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U.S. stocks may stall at the start of next week as investors wait for the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
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The stock may be an opportunity for trend-bucking investors, if they ask the right questions.
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Congress dithers, and investors should beware.
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It's time to think a little about asset allocation.
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A band of tech companies will present an alternative method for valuing stock options that would provide lower expenses to the companies than legislation currently under review, according to a report published Tuesday.
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By Pete CareySTAFF  Congressional investigators are questioning Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Mark Hurd's sale of stock options, worth $1.37 million, which occurred 15 days before the company's controversial boardroom leak investigation became public.
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The company also said the S.E.C. was investigating the timing of its option grants from 1997 to 2002.
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As previously announced, KB Home's past stock option grant practices are  being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The  Department of Justice is also looking into these practices but has  informed KB Home that it is not a target of this investigation.
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Every year, public companies put a number of questions before their stockholders for a vote. Investors weigh in on whether to reelect company directors, reappoint auditors, and approve or kill plans to give big stock option packages to senior executives.