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Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The price of oil held near the lowest levels of the year on a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend.

Bank of America Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC are selling their stake in the apartment building owner Archstone to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy estate for $1.58 billion.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.85 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.79 percent at 0842 GMT.

The U.S. spring home-selling season got off to a strong start in April, with rising sales and prices providing evidence that a housing market recovery was gaining some traction.

(Reuters) - Central banks and companies not bracing for a possible Greek euro exit would be making a grave error, Belgium's foreign minister said on Friday, rattling markets already alarmed by Spain's deteriorating finances.

China launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Friday against U.S. import duties on 22 Chinese products that the United States says are unfairly priced or subsidized, including solar panels and steel products.

Four of Wall Street's major market makers involved in Facebook's botched initial public offering last Friday expect their losses from technical glitches on Nasdaq's exchange to be around $115 million.

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co won preliminary court approval of its agreement to pay $110 million to settle nationwide litigation accusing it of charging excessive overdraft fees.

Former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is reviving his quest for a new trial based on evidence his legal team received from prosecutors long after he was convicted of 19 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading and lying to auditors.

Financial troubles at a big Spanish bank and one of the country's richest regions, Catalonia, piled on problems on Friday for the Madrid government and for investors who question whether it can pay its debts without help from euro zone allies.

(Reuters) - Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's General Re Corp and one at American International Group Inc are in talks to settle a long-running criminal case accusing them of engineering a reinsurance transaction that fraudulently boosted AIG's loss reservs.

General Motors Co failed to disclose in its 2011 proxy filing that it paid $600,000 for work done by an advertising agency where the wife of GM's chief financial officer works, the automaker said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

Some car add-ons are valuable, but these dealer options aren't. Find out why to steer clear.

Traveling abroad without an EMV credit card in your wallet may prove difficult.

Even as part of an iconic comedy troupe, Terry Jones didn't always see his success.

When a savings account offer looks tempting, here's how to know if your money will be safe.

Here is the missing manual for the complex form you fill out when you apply for a mortgage.

Can't afford the Ritz? Follow these tips to a home exchange and stay in somebody else's digs.

Are you prone to debt? One kind of plastic might be the best fit for you.

Find out your cost of car ownership in 2012, based on the type of car you drive.

Without established credit, you could get caught in student car loan limbo. Here's how to exit.

Mortgage rates remain at record low levels this week.