Q: I recently got a new boss who is difficult and obnoxious. In my eight years with this company, "Carol" is the worst supervisor I have had. Ever since she arrived, she has treated me unfairly and underestimated my abilities.

After working with Carol for two weeks, I complained to human resources. At that time, I was going through a lot and ...Read more

Q: I've been growing a small business, and we're getting larger now, adding new locations and expanding the team. So far, we've all been based in the same office, but now I have to consider how to remain unified when some people work from home, and others have offices in different cities. What's the best strategy for us?

--Monique, 47, owner, ...Read more

STURTEVANT, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Monday approved up to $3 billion in subsidies for a flat screen plant, binding the state's economic hopes and his own political future to the investment proposed by an Asian electronics giant.

The signing of the legislation clears the way for the Walker administration and Foxconn Technology Group ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dollar Tree, the parent company of Family Dollar, has named Gary Philbin as its new CEO. Philbin will maintain an office in suburban Charlotte, where Family Dollar is based, and will split his time between there and Chesapeake, Va., where Dollar Tree has its corporate headquarters.

Philbin's promotion is effective Sept. 18, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Widening earlier claims of immigration fraud at a Tesla factory, a recently unsealed whistleblower suit says several other major automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen, illegally used foreign construction workers to build their U.S. factories.

The charges expand on an investigation by The Mercury News last ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is betting he can turbocharge the U.S. economy with tax cuts and trade deals, but his greatest leverage to influence growth may rest with an unparalleled opportunity to reshape the world's most powerful central bank.

Because of a wave of vacancies, Trump will have the ability in the coming months to appoint ...Read more

Roku Inc., the leading maker of devices for streaming internet video on televisions, hopes to raise up to $252 million with an initial public stock offering.

The Los Gatos, Calif., company's IPO registration filing Monday came the day after the growing popularity of streaming video platforms such as Netflix was evident at the Emmy Awards, where...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are responding to Equifax Inc.'s loss of data on up to 143 million customers with a flurry of proposed legislation, demands for explanations, hearings and calls for regulators to investigate.

Democrats are leading the charge on legislation and investigations, while Republicans are joining in with demands for an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- "It" does it again.

Despite dropping 51 percent in earnings in its second weekend in theaters, the Warner Bros.' Stephen King adaptation kept the top spot in this week's box office charts, surpassing analysts' projections of $55 million by an estimated $5 million for a to-date total of $218.7 million in the U.S. and Canada.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- It seemed so promising in the beginning. Vernon W. Hill II, a hard-charging entrepreneur with money to spend, invested $7.75 million in Saladworks to get the franchise restaurant chain on the fast track.

"I like things to grow, and I like them to grow fast," Hill said at the time. And growth was just what John Scardapane had in ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings, looking for new ways to connect with a new generation, recently announced the hiring of an 18-year-old consultant who calls himself a "Gen Z guru." Jonah Stillman, who finished high school earlier this year, co-authored with his father, David Stillman, "Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation Is Transforming ...Read more

What if every time you ordered a spicy tuna roll or tried a new craft beer, you could set aside an extra dollar or so to put toward your student loan debt?

It's a strategy that might work for many millennials. A new app, for example, allows Fifth Third banking customers to link their debit cards to student loans held by more than 30 major loan ...Read more

When your Social Security number has been exposed, you're vulnerable.

When the bad guys know your address, driver's license number and age along with your Social Security number, the risk is even worse.

Now that a massive data breach at Equifax has compromised that data for nearly half of Americans -- essentially giving away the keys to their ...Read more