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  Benchmarking of CEO Pay Questioned

  By Dave Lindorff  |  November 27, 2012

  Using peer groups to determine executive compensation leads to inflation, a study charges.

• Fiscal Cliff Compromise Elusive

  By Richard Rubin and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  November 27, 2012

  If GOP signs on to tax increases, Democrats would have to accept deeper spending cuts.

• Best Buy Names McCollam CFO

  By Ashley Scudder  |  November 15, 2012

  Leap Wireless Appoints McBride Finance Chief; Brugger Named CFO at Sun National Bank

• Republicans Signal Openness on Deficit Without Budging

  By Richard Rubin and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  November 8, 2012

  Boehner sounds conciliatory, but cites ideas Democrats have already rejected.

• Office Depot-OfficeMax Merger Seen Rescuing Value

  By Tara Lachapelle and Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2012

  Starboard Value, biggest holder of Office Depot, demands action.

• Abbott Unit Sells $14.7 Bln Bonds

  By Sarika Gangar and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  November 6, 2012

  Issue is largest dollar-denominated sale since 2009.

• Navistar Misstep Raises Yields

  By Peter Rawlings and Krista Giovacco, Bloomberg  |  November 6, 2012

  Truckmaker faces liquidity problems after design flaw as Icahn expands influence.

• Executives on the Move

  By Ashley Scudder  |  November 1, 2012

  Juan Figuereo; Donna Kinzel; Kenneth Goldman; Jonathan Chadwick; Cheryl Eason; Brad Halverson; John Fleurant; M. Scott Crocco

• Economy Expands 2% in Q3

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  October 26, 2012

  Stronger-than-expected growth reflects pick-ups in consumer and government spending, residential construction.

• U.S. Firings Reach Highest Since 2010

  By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg  |  October 25, 2012

  As sales slump, companies from Ford to Dow Chemical announce job cuts.