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First Data Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Bisignano rings a bell to signal the start of trading after his company's initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 15, 2015. Bisignano's total compensation in 2017 was $102 million, the overwhelming majority coming from stocks. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) - RTXQCTH
CEO pay down — to ‘only’ 271 times that of the typical worker

The CEOs at America's largest firms made an average of $15.6 million in 2016, according to a new report by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.

By Kristen Doerer

Economy Jul 13

Average CEO pay was $15.5 million in 2015, down from 2014

Average CEO pay for the top 350 biggest firms was $15.5 million in 2015, according to a new report released by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. What’s shocking is that’s down from last year.

By Kristen Doerer

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Will your job exist in the future, or will a robot have replaced you?

In the long view of history, technological advancement unleashed by the Industrial Revolution has come to be seen as a net positive for economic development and everyone’s well-being, even those workers who initially lost their jobs. There’s reason to wonder,…

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