Mark Parker

With Finish Line Inc (NYSE: FINL) acquisition rumors swirling, the footwear retail industry is in dire need of a change. Retailers Finish Line and Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL)'s heavy reliance on Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has spelled doom for the companies' stock for several reasons: Nike just...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) released its fourth-quarter earnings after the close on Thursday. Q4 EPS of $0.60, beating estimates by $0.10 Sales came in at $8.7 billion, beating estimates by $70 million Inventories up 4 percent as of May 31 Q4 revenues were up 5 percent, net income increased...

Shares of Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) dipped 3 percent Thursday after the company announced it will lay off about 2 percent of its entire workforce, or 1,400 people. Jim Cramer's initial reaction summed up the sentiment felt by many: "Holy cow." Cramer explained during CNBC's "...

CEO compensation has been a topic of much heated discussion, given that it is on an ever-increasing trajectory, widening income disparity. According to data released by Equilar, a provider of executive data, CEOs at the 100 largest companies by revenue increased a median of 3 percent in 2015 to...

Shares of Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) are higher by more than 30 percent year-to-date and nearly 50 percent higher from a year ago. The company issued guidance on Wednesday, calling for $50 billion in sales by the end of fiscal 2020. Nike's President and CEO Mark Parker said the company is "accelerating...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Nike Inc (NASDAQ: NKE) announced this week that Nike will now be the exclusive provider of on-court apparel for the NBA, the WNBA and the NBA D-League. While the financial terms of the deal were not released, the agreement reportedly extends from...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has become synonymous with athletic apparel after a decade of domination in the industry. Over the past year, Nike shares have seen a 35 percent increase. However, while its past success has been impressive, many investors have been looking to the company's future for even...

Career service website Glassdoor just released its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, which includes a list of the top American CEOs based on input from employees. Glassdoor leaves the survey open year-round and asks employees “whether they approve or disapprove of how their CEO is...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) left the wearable device space some time ago. However, according to CEO Mark Parker, the company might have exited the space itself, but it's still focused on connecting with consumers digitally by collaborating with technology companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)....

U.S. stocks rose as investors digested jobless claims data which fell to a three month low ahead of Friday's monthly employment report. The S&P 500 was lifted to a new all time high of 1,8881.94 while the Dow recorded modest gains. The Nasdaq finished in the red The Fed's Bill Dudley...

The New York Times has published a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison is far and away the highest paid CEO on the list, as his $96.2 million in 2012 compensation dwarfs every other member on the list. The top ten...