Barbara Rose

Entrepreneur A.J. Singh--a Microsoft devotee--isn't paying a lot of attention to the software giant's legal problems. He takes only a passing interest in a Washington courtroom where the latest phase...

It should be easy to tell which employees are winners when Comdisco Inc. emerges from bankruptcy in a matter of weeks. Winners will get bonuses simply for sticking around. Losers...

Mary Koelle looks the picture of a seasoned corporate pro, unless you happen to spot the rubber gardening clogs peeking out from under her slacks. Another oddity: Scale model trains...

Chicago tech entrepreneur Sean Lapp knew he needed to make amends when his father called to tell him he'd hurt his mother's feelings. His offense? He hadn't responded promptly to...

There are no free peanuts on a flight that five major airlines hope to offer this summer. Instead, there are warnings: This flight entails risks to your financial health. The...

There's a lot less free stuff on the Internet than there used to be, but the lure of getting something for nothing--or getting more for less--remains a powerful draw. That's...

Steve Brewton recalls a time when he couldn't sit down in a restaurant near Motorola's offices without a stranger spotting his company ID and handing him a resume. These days,...

Dick Reck's mellow baritone--as soothing as that of any late night radio host--offers the calm reassurance you'd expect from a public accountant. Don't be fooled. Stick around until something amuses...

There's not much good news these days from Divine Inc., the former Internet incubator turned bottom fisher, though you wouldn't know it from listening to founder and CEO Andrew "Flip"...

You don't notice the size of Chester Januszewski's hands until he pulls a wallet-size computer out of his back pocket. His hands dangle above the computer's pint-size keyboard like small...