It has been a roller coaster year in business that has made and broken headlines . Some of the highlights include Nick D'Aloisio , the 18-year old tech wunderkind , who sold his app to Internet giant Yahoo ! ; Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega , who rose to third on the Forbes rich list and incoming Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen , soon to become the first woman to take the helm at the world most powerful central bank . CNN taps the biggest names , including Nick D'Aloisio , Janet Reno and Steve Bezos . CNN counts Thorsten Heins and John Boehner among the business losers .
It has been a roller coaster year in business that has made and broken headlines . CNN taps the biggest names , including Nick D'Aloisio , Janet Reno and Steve Bezos . CNN counts Thorsten Heins and John Boehner among the business losers .