Macy’s posts weak quarterly earnings
By Siyuan Du Macy’s Inc. reported quarterly earnings and revenue that were below Wall Street expectations as the retailer coped with bad winter weather, the
Take this job: workers quitting a good sign
By Brian MacIver Nearly 3 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in March in hopes of finding better employment, a sign that the job market
NFL’s Play 60 sparks youth interest
By Sam Fiske The glow of the 2015 NFL Draft has come and gone, but the lasting imprint may ultimately reside with Chicago youth through
Chicago organization helps prevent HIV with needle exchange
By Empriss Campbell The Chicago Recovery Alliance has been providing various items to people who suffer from drug addiction. The organization has a free needle
Two steps forward, three steps back: NFL teams choose talent over troubled pasts
By Hannah Beery Despite the NFL’s efforts to clean up its image, the 2015 draft revealed a troubling trend as teams continued to select players
Asset Managers eye Latin America’s middle class for growth
By Yimian Wu Asset managers operating in Latin America hope to claim a bigger share of the growing mutual fund market, currently dominated by local
How Disneyland went wrong in Hong Kong
By Yimian Wu Experts characterize China’s vast wave of “super consumers” as emerging middle class, aging customers and active e-commerce users. As China is shifting
Experts divided on whether oil ETFs could exacerbate oil price swings
By Lucy Ren Oil exchange-traded funds, a type of marketable security that mostly invest in oil derivatives, has gained immense popularity from recent rounds of
VIDEO: Latest data is sobering news for entrepreneurs
By Andrew Fowler Entrepreneurs considering starting a business have always had to weigh the risks against the potential rewards, but most recent data from the U.S.
VIDEO: Chicagoans rappel down 27-story building to raise money for respiratory health
By Mathias Meier More than 50 altruistic daredevils brought some extra excitement to State and Lake streets last Sunday as they rappelled down the Wit
‘Earth Day is every day’ for Chicago’s American Indians
By Christine Smith Another Earth Day has come and gone, but for 65-year-old Dorene Wiese and other American Indians living in the Chicago area, the
VIDEO: The future of comics in education
By John Rosin and Lukas J. Voss Comics have become more popular than ever. With “The Avengers 2 — Age of Ultron,” to release in