Even as the year winds to a close this week, a handful of economic releases are on the schedule. Starting on Monday, the Chicago Fed releases its Midwest Manufacturing Index for November. Then we’ll see consumer confidence, job…
With interest rates so low and corporations sitting on $2 trillion in cash, a slew of mergers and takeovers across a number of industries appears likely in 2011. But picking individual companies is awfully tough. Here’s a bette…
Which CEOs have helped deliver the best returns to investors — and which have done them no good at all? Chief Executive magazine has this year’s ranking of the top 50 best and worst wealth-creating CEOs. The No. 1 shareholder …
Hilton’s ego may have taken a bruising blow from its settlement with Starwood, but its finances likely won’t, analysts say. As part of the deal, Hilton has agreed to take itself out of the boutique-hotel-style market to settle …
Google has bought a 15-story building that previously housed the New York Port Authority headquarters. The building, in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, has more square feet than the Empire State Building. The purchas…