Business Leaders

IBM’s new survey of 1,700 CEOs is signaling a new shift in corporate culture – one that will embrace a new spirit of openness, transparency and employee empowerment.

On an average day, Wal-Mart Stores President and CEO Mike Duke reportedly wakes up between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., and commutes seven minutes to the corporation's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. 

Soros Fund Management, the New York hedge fund of billionaire George Soros, recently dumped all of its Google shares worth $168 million and halved its stake in Apple.

Philip Clarke, chief executive of British retailer Tesco, has opted not to take an annual bonus of about $588,000 due to the company's recent poor performance.

Rajat Gupta's trial over insider-trading charges, which begins Monday, is expected to last about three weeks.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's multibillion-dollar trading loss, which has added fuel to the political debate over bank regulation.

A Senate committee plans to ask J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to testify about his company's more-than-$2-billion trading loss.

In 2009, General Motors lost $4.2 billion in one quarter. The organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company subsequently received a controversial $50 billion bailout. During this time, Daniel Akerson joined the company, bringing a stellar track record of profit with him.

Shortly after Tucci joined EMC in 2000, the internet bubble burst. In his first year, the company earned $1.7 billion. In his second, it lost $500 million.

JPMorgan's annual shareholder meeting this afternoon will give investors their first crack at CEO Jamie Dimon since the bank revealed a stunning $2 billion trading loss.

From resume fluffing to corporate trash-talking, Yahoo's certainly had its share of interesting characters steering the tech ship.  Here's a look at the company's chief executives over the years -- and why they didn’t work out.

Looking to shore up faltering confidence, Yahoo went inward for its interim leader, ad business veteran Ross Levinsohn.

Best Buy said its former chief executive Brian Dunn -- who abruptly resigned in April following allegations of an affair with a female subordinate -- violated company policy, but did not misuse corporate funds.

Rich Templeton doesn't limit his sights to the United States. The CEO of the parochially-named Texas Instruments aimed to build a global business.

Yahoo revealed Sunday that it is replacing its chief executive and chairman following a scandal over former CEO Scott Thompson's resume.

Freddie Mac, the No. 2 provider of U.S. mortgage money, named former E*Trade CEO Donald Layton as its next chief executive officer.