Barbara Rose

When analysts asked what accounted for Motorola Inc.'s strong first-quarter earnings, a top executive quipped, "We're drinking different Kool-Aid." The person serving it up by the bucketful is Chief Executive...

Microsoft Corp. flipped a switch amid the darkness of a jobless economic recovery Thursday. The beam of light--the software giant's plans to add 5,000 jobs--represents a nearly 9 percent increase...

Last year was hardly a great 12 months for corporate profits or stock market returns. But it wasn't all that bad for many chief executives. A number of CEOs in...

Chicago's Pritzker family has transferred hundreds of millions from family foundations to charitable entities controlled by 11 cousins, largely completing a major overhaul of its philanthropic holdings. The shift has...

Missed opportunities aren't worth crying over, but if you need reminding, think about John Edwardson. He was in line for the top job at UAL Corp.'s United Airlines until union...

United Airlines mechanic Earl Potter has made a good living for 37 years fixing planes for his hometown airline, one of the world's biggest. It's a job he loves. He...

When Mike Kelly sat down to Thanksgiving dinner with his in-laws last year, he was hiding a world of worries. He'd lost his job the week before. Kelly ran a...