News roundup: Executive pay drops as shareholder pressure rises on oil giants … Chances of getting audited by IRS lowest in years … US stocks rise after best retail sales data since 2012 is released

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    The bottom line: Top-shelf executive pay packages at the largest U.S. energy companies shrank in 2012 as activist investors pushed firms to narrow their oil empires and steer more capital to sharehold…


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