CEO compensation at the biggest U.S. corporations dropped sharply last year, reflecting in part the rough business conditions at top-tier banks and other large financial firms, a study has found.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines are talking about forming an alliance to gain some benefits of working together without going through a merger, which Continental rejected last month, a person close to the talks said. 

Where do you put your money now? CNBC asked the experts what stocks they would pick

Clear Channel Communications has resolved a legal dispute with its lenders, clearing the way for its prospective buyers to take the radio and outdoor advertising company private. 

A deal has been reached to fund the purchase of Clear Channel Communications for $36 a share, according to people familiar with the settlement.

Despite extensive efforts to educate workers about saving for retirement, many employees are not doing a good job of managing their company-sponsored 401(k) accounts, a new study indicates.

It's been a wild ride for both the dollar and oil.  When it comes to stocks, here's what the experts have to say about what they like now:

Ford Motor might decide to scrap its Mercury brand rather than spend money trying to revive it, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site on Monday.

The old adage advises investors to "sell in may and go away," but CNBC asked the experts for stock picks that might that might make investors stay in the game this month.

Fannie Mae priced $4.5 billion of securities on Thursday to shore up the balance sheet of the biggest provider of financing for U.S. home loans as it grapples with the worst housing slump in decades.

As the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P slide into negative territory, CNBC asked the experts how to bolster your investments.

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are close to announcing a $12 billion joint venture with major cable operators for high speed wireless Internet access for mobile phones and laptops, a source said.

Stocks rebounded this afternoon after a morning slide, and CNBC asked the market experts how investors can capitalize on this momentum.

Shares of wireless providers have been surging, so is it time for investors to make a call?  Hold the phone, says Craig Moffett.  The senior telecom analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein has a strategy...