BERLIN — Germany’s premium car makers Audi AG NSU, +0.44% , BMW AG BMW, +1.19% and Daimler AG DAI, +1.36% , which owns Mercedes-Benz, are in talks with Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.76% and Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +0.88% that could lead to the tech giants taking minority stakes in the HERE digital mapping…

Forget just working with your colleagues, how about living with them? Co-working space WeWork said Monday that it is opening up a New York co-living space that offers flexible terms for entrepreneurial tenants. The move expands the empire of the company, valued at $16 billion, while also offering…

The space startup headed by Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.76% Chairman Jeff Bezos has taken another big step toward demonstrating the reliability of his reusable rocket: successfully landing it after waiting until almost the last second to restart the main engine that slows the returning booster for…

While compensation is still a critical motivator for job candidates when making career decisions, the type of work they’ll be doing has now surpassed salary as the most important consideration, according to a survey report released by ManpowerGroup Solutions. The Milwaukee-based global recruitment…

“Y-O-F**KING-LO,” the teen wrote, flashing his trading statement. “900 to 55K in 12 days!” On Reddit, he’s known as “World Chaos,” a Florida high schooler who earlier this year multiplied his money by betting against the S&P 500. His real name is Jeffrey Rozanski, and the 18-year-old’s appetite for…

Postponing the tax until 2020 gives Congress more time to assess its potential effect on employers and employees.

Think you have what it takes to become a chief human resources officer (CHRO)? If your phone and e-mail have not been blowing up recently with overtures from recruiters, it might be because organizations keep raising the bar for potential CHROs.

A consortium of Chinese companies has bid $1.2 billion in cash to buy Opera Software ASA, a Norwegian maker of Internet browsers, the latest sign of how a weakening currency hasn't affected China's appetite for acquisitions.

David Sacks took Parker Conrad's place as Zenefits' CEO.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it identified an automated attack on its computer systems aimed at getting information that could be used to steal tax refunds.

Stock markets in Asia were lower and Japanese government bond yields hit record lows after concerns about the health of banking and energy companies led to selloffs overnight.

Quicken Loans' Rocket Mortgage claims to offer an 8-minute mortgage, but it will probably take longer than that - and that's okay.

Negative bond yields and Apple's virtual-reality foray were among topics covered by MarketWatch this week.

The nation's unemployment rate ticked down below 5 percent in January 2016 for the first time since early 2008, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

LinkedIn Corp.'s market capitalization has tumbled $11 bilion on Friday, after issuing a weak outlook, which is more than Twitter Inc.'s total market cap of $10.7 billion.

LinkedIn Corp., the social network for job seekers and recruiters, is forecasting slower growth this year amid confusing jargon, fueling fears among investors that its go-go, high-growth days are behind it.

In the latest development regarding the H-2B visa program, Congress has blocked several provisions put forward by the Department of Labor that aimed to increase regulation on employers of seasonal immigrant workers.

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U.S. expats say they’re concerned about access to quality health care, survey shows.

As GoPro struggles with declining sales, its rivals are waiting for their chance to shine.

Companies that want to increase the diversity of their workforce and eliminate intentional or unconscious bias from their recruiting process may try "blind hiring" techniques to help prevent discrimination when considering applicants.

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is under pressure, as she tries to move faster on her turnaround in the making before the board sells the company from under her.

The president asked for $1.1 billion to address the growing trend of heroin and opioid abuse that is affecting ...

Joni Troester, a University of Iowa graduate and current interim assistant vice president of benefits, health and productivity, didn’t ...

A Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that was an early entrant in China says it will continue to bet on Internet- and mobile technology-driven businesses in the country, despite concerns that market turmoil will affect private fundraising this year.

Susan Heathfield, an HR and management consultant, discussed the key components of job offers, potential traps in the process, and what HR can learn about a candidate at this final stage of the recruitment cycle.

Louis C.K. dropped a pleasant surprise on his fans Saturday morning, releasing the first episode of his unannounced new series online.

Like a 21st-century Alexis de Tocqueville, the Boston Globe’s Christopher Muther traversed the continent to see what it is that makes contemporary Americans tick. Unlike de Tocqueville, Muther got hammered and played some beer pong.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s pay transparency regulations recently went into effect and with it came new information dissemination obligations for contractors with respect to job seekers.

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Pay raises typically provide a temporary benefit and don’t always address the root cause of why employees decide to leave. ...

Microsoft Corp.’s fiscal second quarter showed that its cloud-computing efforts are paying off with major revenue growth and improved profit margins, offsetting declines in its PC businesses.

A federal court in New Mexico added to the growing body of U.S. case law holding that employers are under no duty to accommodate medical marijuana use by employees or job applicants, even when state law allows it.