May 25, 20125:38 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.

May 25, 20126:04 AM ET

In the small world of big CEOs, the perks can be spectacular.

May 25, 201210:52 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for last year, and the typical CEO took home $9.6 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

May 25, 20121:04 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock that the company is awarding to all of its employees.

May 25, 20125:15 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked U.S. markets lower Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank.

May 25, 20123:41 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices.

May 25, 20126:06 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizable stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp. and is calling for at least four of company's directors to be replaced.

May 25, 20125:20 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — The women's clothier Talbots Inc. said Friday that a deadline expired without a deal in its exclusive talks about being acquired by a private equity firm and that it will actively pursue other options.

May 25, 20123:35 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil held near the lowest levels of the year on a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend.