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In the final installment of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, everything changes for billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, which got us thinking: Which real-life business leaders could step into Batman's formidable shoes?

You might never have heard of Marvin Traub, but the former CEO of Bloomingdale's, who died this week at 87, forever changed retailing. Here are five ways his style and panache helped create the modern shopping experience.

The average U.S. CEO makes 380 times what his employees earn. Here in America, we read statistics like that and grumble. Over in France, they've decided to do something about it.

When Duke Energy bought Progress Energy, its board tapped Progress's chief, Bill Johnson to serve as CEO. Less than a week into his service, they dumped him, but Johnson still stands to receive up to $44.4 million in severance pay.

People can sell their souls on eBay? A New Mexico woman named Lori is doing just that, and bidding has already jumped from $100 to $405 in just a day. But this auction doesn't appear to be about the money.

Last week, Barry Becher, the man who brought Ginsu knives into countless kitchens -- died at age 71. But his legacy lives on every time you turn on your TV.

A Massachusetts man who long ago pledged to make his last mortgage payment with pennies has fulfilled that promise, dropping off 800 pounds of them for the final payment on the Milford home he and his wife bought in 1977.