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Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO

Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO.

2 hours ago

PERSONAL FINANCE

Boomers' financial outlook darkens as retirement nears

The Great Recession saw unemployment rates double and the housing bust that proved far stronger and lasted much longer than anyone had expected. Through it all, retirement savings plans took a major hit.

PERSONAL FINANCE

Kids and Money: University takes on tuition inflation

In the quest to make college education more affordable, the University of Dayton, Ohio, has made a loud statement.

PERSONAL FINANCE

Investors flexing muscles over executive pay

More investors are getting serious about deflating corporate chiefs' ballooning pay.

PERSONAL FINANCE

Q&A: Vanguard founder sees retirement system as broken, but curable

Few American business leaders are as connected to the concepts of saving and long-term investing as John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group.

NATIONAL BUSINESS

Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S.

3 hours ago

PERSONAL FINANCE

Watch out for unauthorized charges on cellphone bills

Take a line-by-line look at your cellphone bill - all dozen or so pages. See a $9.99 charge for horoscopes, flirting tips or some such thing that you didn't request?

PERSONAL FINANCE

On The Money: Saving the planet from the driver's seat

The expanding range of alternative fuel and hybrid cars and trucks has provided consumers with greater variety when it comes to selecting an automobile based on affordability and environmental impact.