There are exceptions to the trend, including the highest-paid CEO in the preliminary survey, Oracle Corp.
The Journal's preliminary survey measures the value of compensation when it's granted.
His comments seemed to calm the inflation fears for now and surprisingly, a preliminary survey from the University of Michigan showed that expectations are for a 2.9% CPI for the next five years.
China's manufacturing activity fell to a nine-month low in August, a preliminary HSBC survey has shown.
BBC: China manufacturing at nine-month low, HSBC survey says
China's manufacturing activity slowed less quickly in April than the previous month, a preliminary HSBC survey has showed.
U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday is light and includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, preliminary productivity and costs, and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.
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The study was based on surveys conducted in 2004, but Mr Whyte said preliminary analysis of 2009 survey data showed that people had if anything become even more optimistic about their prospects.
Nationally, U.S. ski areas had an estimated 56.6 million skier and snowboarder visits during the season, an 11 percent increase over the prior winter and the largest year-over-year gain in 30 years, according to the NSAA's preliminary year-end survey report.
It expects to announce preliminary results of the newest survey next month.
Thursday we get the jobless claims and Friday we get the widely anticipated jobs report as well as the preliminary University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey for December.
The June Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the preliminary July University of Michigan consumer confidence survey will be published on Friday.
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May retail sales, the preliminary June University of Michigan consumer confidence survey, and April business inventories will be released on Friday.
Most of the economic data will be published on Friday, when we will see September retail sales, the preliminary October University of Michigan consumer confidence survey, September import and export prices and August business inventories.
The HSBC preliminary reading, called Flash PMI, is a private survey of more than 420 companies.
BBC: China manufacturing activity at two-year high, says HSBC
On Thursday, we get weekly jobless claims, and then Friday follows with the Empire State Manufacturing Survey and industrial production numbers, as well as the preliminary consumer sentiment report for March.
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The Health and Safety Executive, which is conducting a huge survey into workplace stress to be published in early 2000, says preliminary results show one in five workers say they are "very" or "extremely" stressed at work.
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