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		<title><![CDATA[Stock-Options 1.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1142179]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simple Spreadsheet with Stock Options Online Indicators. Implied Volatility, Covered Call Rate and Coverage for all stock options listed and expirations. Useful for beginners to understand important stock options indicators and simulate them on real time. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bonds and Stock Options 3.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bonds and Stock Options This financial assistantwill help you to easily calculate the Price and Yield to Maturity of a bond.When using stock options section, it will help you calculate the earnings andreturn of investment when exercising your options either call or putoptions. Some of the features are: 1) Easily...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intel aims to reprice employee stock options; Otellini total comp tops $12.7M]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intel on Monday told employees that it would reprice its employee stock options.Â     In a regulatory filing, Intel detailed plans to reprice stock options at a lower price, similar to what Google did. In addition, Intel said that it would freeze salaries of senior executives in 2009....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:04:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdatingThis should put a cold, dampening effect on RIM.Those crooks working at RIM have given APPLE the upper hand. Thanks RIM. For a personal side note, APPLE ROCKS!"In a world without walls & fences who needs windows & gates?"SEC is useless!SEC...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13020]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, Ltd., and four of its senior executives for stock option backdating.    The SEC's complaint alleges that Ontario, Canada-based RIM, its former CFO Dennis Kavelman, former VP of Finance Angelo Loberto, and Co-CEOs James Balsillie and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:29:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell to record Q4 charge of $280 million]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell said today that it plans to record charges of about $280 million, or 11 cents per share, for its fourth quarter, $135 million of which stems from a long-term workforce reduction plan. The remainder is related to stock-option expenses.    Dell has been trimming expenses, all part...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:57:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RIM's co-CEOs face record fines in options backdating matter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11583]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Regulators in Canada may hit RIM's top two executives with a record penalty as high as C$100 million (U.S. $80 million) for their roles in a stock option backdating matter that began more than a decade ago, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. Ontario Securities Commission staff...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:20:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yahoo's Bartz to earn $1M plus bonuses, options]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11512]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Carol Bartz, Yahoo's new CEO, will earn a base salary of $1 million, not counting bonuses, as well as stock options of 5 million shares, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Her offer letter, excerpted below, lays out details on bonuses and stock options, as well...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:45:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bonds & Stock Options 3.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This financial assistant will help you to easily calculate the Price and Yield to Maturity of a bond. When using stock options section, it will help you calculate the earnings and return of investment when exercising your options either call or put options. Some of the features are: 1) Easily...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9854]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job.    In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007.    VMware CEO Paul...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:05:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brocade to acquire Foundry in $3 Billion deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brocade has said it will acquire Foundry Networks, a company that does enterprise and service provider switching and routing, in a deal valued at $3 billion.    The acquisition, which still needs final approval, comes on the heels of corporate problems for Brocade, notably the criminal misconduct sentence...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:02:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VMWare employees to receive new pricing on underwater stock options]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9368]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The last thing any employee wants is stock options that are "under water." But that's exactly what some VMWare employees who were issued options after the August IPO are stuck with. After the IPO, VMWare's stock climbed and climbed - from $57.71 on its first day to about $125 in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:11:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jobs back in the hot seat over options]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=1619]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Given no time to bathe in the excellent earnings announced yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is again coming under fire for his receipt of backdated stock options.    According to Wikipedia:  Options backdating is the practice of granting an employee stock option that is dated prior to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jury convicts Brocade ex-CEO in options trial]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jury convicts Brocade ex-CEO in options trialStatute of Limitations and Balmer  and GatesA sad addition to this story is that one of the first abusers of backdated stock options is Microsoft. It is their accounting firm that provided a list of clients to the feds who they knew also...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-Apple CFO says Jobs advised of stock options accounting]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ex-Apple CFO says Jobs advised of stock options accountingThis will kill the *Pod culture...With the illegal activities now coming to light, how can anyone in good conscience purchase Apple products? The Zune player is there for the taking and is backed by a fully credible and honest company. I went...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pixar options probe clears Jobs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=465]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Disney discovered options backdating at Pixar the company has cleared Steve Jobs of any wrongdoing. According to SiliconValley.com:An internal investigation concluded that Pixar backdated stock options before Walt Disney acquired the film studio, but "no one currently associated with the Company engaged in any intentional or deliberate acts of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:53:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Options cloud hangs over Macworld Expo]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The run up to Macworld Expo each January is unquestionably the most exciting time of the year for the Mac faithful. The rumor mill is working overtime with predictions about new products that could be announced and Apple consumers and journalists prepare for the annual pilgrimage to San Franciscos Moscone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:48:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple: In Jobs we trust]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4203]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple Computer filed its tardy quarterly and annual statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday and indicated that Steve Jobs was "aware or recommended" backdated options. However, Apples board has "complete confidence in Steve Jobs and the senior management team." In other words, anyone worried about Jobs standing amid...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:44:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: Apple executives faked stock-option documents]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report: Apple executives faked stock-option documentsMust beA slow news day. Then again, this is ZDNet. Any story that makes Microsoft look better is a good story.Lying is not a sin ... if you are an Apple CEO.[b]All his life[/b] he has mislead the public about Apple products – e.g. illusions...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stock options backdating in Silicon Valley]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2036-2_22-6129045.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MIT dean on stock options problem in Silicon ValleyHow did backdating stock options become such a pervasive problem? Are business schools teaching ethics? Richard Schmalensee, dean of MIT's Sloan School of Management, recently spoke with CNET News.com's Jim Kerstetter about today's business problems and innovation in Silicon Valley.]]></description>
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