NEW YORK — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.
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Tim Cook attends the WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Oct. 29, in New York.
Evan Agostini, Invision/Associated Press
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Ted Sarandos arrives at the premiere of "The Electric State" on Feb. 24, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Jane Fraser, CEO, Citigroup, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing to examine Wall Street firms on Capitol Hill, Dec. 6, 2023 in Washington.
Alex Brandon, Associated Press
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Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, arrives for a dinner at the Elysee Palace, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 10.
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Reporters Matt Ott and Chris Rugaber in Washington contributed.
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