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Jane Mayer and Michi Kakutani at Cornelia Griggs's wedding #griggstone pic.twitter.com/5nZmYdSnLI -- Frank Bruni (@FrankBruni) September 22, 2013

The gap in pay between chief executives and rank-and-file employees has been growing steadily, and now regulators want companies to tell investors just how wide it is.

Nike Inc. founder Phil Knight pledged $500 million to Oregon Health and Science University in the form of a challenge he hopes will launch a $1 billion cancer research initiative.

Peer group comparisons are probably more useful to investors than the new pay rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.     

More than 68 people are confirmed dead as of late Sunday in an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and an unknown number of hostages are still being held by al-Qaida-linked militants. Here's a look at some facts about Kenya:

The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the ...

Venezuela takes over a toilet paper plant, with its vice president saying the government won't "allow hoarding or failures in the production and distribution" of essential goods.

TOKYO -- Eiji Toyoda, who spearheaded Toyota Motor Corp.'s expansion in the United States as the automaker's longest-serving president, has died. He was 100.     

The U.S. economy just hasn't looked like its old self lately, especially when it comes to regaining the jobs lost during a recession. It looks a lot more like 1980s-era…

The San Diego Chargers got the ball back this afternoon with 15 seconds left on the clock, trailing the Titans 20-17. Phillip Rivers got one pass off to Eddie Rivers, leaving 2 seconds left on the clock. So, the Chargers...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of regular gasoline in the U.S. has dropped 6 cents a gallon during the past two weeks.     

Ray Dalio manages the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. It has a tremendous track record, so when the man talks about markets, people usually listen. Beyond that, Dalio is known for having one of the mo...

The big news out of Germany is that Angela Merkel's party won big, and she might not even need a coalition partner to form a government. What does it mean? Goldman's Dirk Schumacher explains. Basically, not much change f...

Doug Millett, a former COO and partner at hedge fund Kynikos Associates, has succumbed to his battle with cancer. He passed away yesterday afternoon.  Kynikos founder and CEO Jim Chanos informed the rest of the fund in ...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -- A U.S. Virgin Islands official is urging Washington to reconsider a rate used in calculating the Caribbean territory's anticipated revenue from rum taxes.     

The Browns shocked everyone this week when they traded running back Trent Richardson to the Colts for a 2014 first round draft pick. But both Richardson and the Browns are having success so far this Sunday. The Browns be...

Tonight, whether you're watching The Emmys, Breaking Bad, football, or anything else on television, you can bet Twitter will be blazing with people chatting about what's on the tube. And Twitter has big plans to capitali...

Move over, Dave Chappelle. Jimmy Fallon might have the newest best Prince story we've ever heard. Watch as Jimmy tells Jay Leno about the time Prince invited him to play ping-pong at Susan Sarandon's club in New York.

At least 68 people are feared dead after a massive landslide buried half of coffee-growing village of La Pintada.

The demise of the Communist Party official offered a rare glimpse of the corruption within China's political elite

Unknown number of hostages held in "various locations" Al-Qaeda-linked militant group claims responsibility Officials: 39 dead, 293 injured

A month ago, President Obama was ready to get behind the Free Syrian Army. Now, the group is fighting against the government and al Qaeda, as it struggles to hang on in the midst of the chemical weapons deal