New York Times Columnist Safire to Retire
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William Safire, a former  speechwriter for President Richard Nixon who became one of the  country's most-quoted conservatives, said on Monday he would  retire his New York Times political column in January after  almost 32 years of making the high and mighty wince.
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Terry S. Semel, the ex-chief executive  who is credited with reviving Yahoo and then losing touch, is leaving the companyâs board.
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Ronald Waterreus, the veteran Dutch goalkeeper for the Red Bulls, announced Friday that he would retire at the end of the season.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.
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Pier 1 Imports has announced that Marvin J. Girouard, its chairman and chief executive, will retire on Feb. 28, after 32 years with the company.
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Michael Cooke, the editor in chief of the Chicago Sun-Times, has resigned after five years with the city's second-largest newspaper to take the top newsroom job at the New York Daily News.
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Nicholas Burns, the U.S. pointman on Iran and India and the number three U.S. diplomat, is expected to step down for personal reasons in an announcement to be made on Friday, a U.S. official said.
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Leading Republican senator and Iraq war critic Chuck Hagel, who was considered a potential contender in the race for the presidency, announced plans to retire from politics Monday.
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Bill Farrell retired Friday after more than 30 years as a reporter and columnist with the Daily News.
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The jury in the fraud trial of media baron Conrad Black is set to retire and consider its verdict.
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Martin Peretz, who has been a part owner of The New Republic for more than three decades, has given up his share of the magazine, but will remain as editor in chief.
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Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.
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R. Nicholas Burns, the countryâs third-ranking diplomat who has been Secretary of State Condoleezza Riceâs right-hand man, is retiring for personal reasons.
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The New York Times said on Monday it  will end its paid TimesSelect Web service and will make most of  the contents of its Web site available for free.
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Ken Chandler , a veteran tabloid editor who tried to prop up the struggling Boston Herald with a blend of celebrity items, breaking news, gossip, sports, and a dash of sex, is leaving the paper at the end of next month.
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Chad Gifford, one of Boston&#39;s most visible business leaders, said yesterday he would retire as chairman of Bank of America Corp.
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Time magazine will fight an Indonesian Supreme Court libel ruling in favor of former President Suharto which ordered the U.S. weekly to pay more than $100 million in damages and print apologies, Time's lawyer said on Tuesday.