Wary investors shift focus to jobs

Wary investors shift focus to jobs

Stocks have trended lower all month due in part to economic indicators that show the U.S. economy is possibly slowing down. Click the chart for more market data. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The economy and jobs will be front and center this week — whether...
Why the debt ceiling doubters are wrong

Why the debt ceiling doubters are wrong

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — What happens if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2? Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says it would be “catastrophic.” A growing number of Republicans say that’s false — at worst it would be...
Fortune 500 CEOs: Like father, like son

Fortune 500 CEOs: Like father, like son

A number of our top 500 companies for 2011 built their management on bloodlines; here are 12 of them. You might say running a giant business is ‘all in the family.’ 1. Aflac Aflac COO Paul Amos II Fortune 500 rank: 125 Aflac’s CEO is Daniel Amos,...