Getty Images Boeing shares basked in the glow of President Donald Trump’s visit to the aircraft maker’s South Carolina plant. All three major stock indexes closed at records on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eking out gains to extend its record-setting streak to a seventh session. With…

Ask the right person: key rules to follow when requesting a job reference from an employer (Photo: Shutterstock) Many unsuccessful job seekers come to the realization that a negative reference from a past employer is the source of their problems. Typically, a former employer is only supposed to…

Health Care G.O.P. Outlines ACA Replacement Plan The G.O.P. proposed changes to the health care landscape in a 19-page long document, which addressed HSAs and the employer mandate among other topics. February 17, 2017 by House G.O.P. leadership announced its first round of health care reform goals…

Dear Liz, I could use some advice on my company's recruiting program. I run the entire HR function so recruiting is only one of my tasks, but at any given time I have six to fourteen job openings to fill so we are always on the hunt for good people. I've used social media, traditional job boards,…

The man behind the Taiwanese firm that probably assembled your Apple gear is exploring the United States for a $7 billion investment in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of creating American jobs. Last year he architected his company’s takeover of ailing Japanese electronics manufacturer…

Mark Zuckerberg posted a 6,000-word “State of the Union”-style mission statement for Facebook Inc. on Thursday, which many in the media immediately took to calling a “manifesto” that refutes the isolationist ideas of President Donald Trump. Nope. The lengthy diatribe , which is nothing like the…

Felix Kjellberg, the YouTube star known as PewDiePie, apologized for content in one of his videos but accused The Wall Street Journal and other media of taking other material out of context in scrutinizing his use of Nazi and anti-Semitic imagery and language. In a video posted Thursday on YouTube,…

recognition Recognition Programs Are Changing to Keep up With a Global Workforce The right technology can help ease incentive and recognition solutions that provide value, reliability and security. February 16, 2017 by Jacilyn Bennett Companies can use the digital reward approach year-round for…

courtesy of Tonya Rapley and My Fab Finance This is part of a series of career profiles I’m writing on black women in leadership in honor of Black History Month. Tonya Rapley was born into a military family: the child of two career Air Force service members. But from a young age, she knew that rigid…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Feb 15, 2017 7:24 p.m. ET Share Relocation aided by state rent-reduction credits AFP/Getty Images One World Trade Center rises over lower Manhattan. By Keiko Morris Digital music…

Alphabet Inc.’s high-speed internet business Google Fiber got a new chief executive on Wednesday — and shed several hundred employees — as it aims to soon start providing service wirelessly instead of relying on underground fiber-optic cables. The new CEO of Access, the Alphabet GOOG, -0.18% GOOGL,…

Today’s charts to watch span a range of sectors and focus on stocks with strong technical momentum as well as fundamental news. EMCORE Corp. EMKR, +0.98% has been in a slightly rising channel since it popped 31% in a single session in early December on strong earnings. In the past week, after the…

Compensation Here Are the 4 Things Employers Must Know About Wage Garnishment Remember, all garnishments are not the same, and there are six common types of wage garnishment. February 15, 2017 by Julie Farraj It’s important for businesses to understand the different types of wage garnishments and…

After Twitter Inc. stock took a post-earnings dive, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey apparently decided it was time to increase his investment in the social network he helped found and leads. Luckily, he was sitting on millions gained from selling stock in the other company he helped found and leads.…

Facebook Inc. is launching a television app. On Tuesday, the social-media giant announced a soon-to-come app that will allow users to stream videos in their news feed through set-top boxes such as Apple Inc.’s AAPL, +1.30% Apple TV and Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN, -0.02% Fire TV as well as Samsung…

Workplace Culture Two Key Twitter HR Executives Leave the Nest Twitter’s human resources and diversity leaders are leaving the tech company. How can companies transition smoothly after executive departures? February 14, 2017 by The 140-characters-or-less social media platform recently lost two major…

Millions of people have watched a Jan. 11 video by YouTube’s biggest star that included two men laughing as they held a banner that read, “Death to all Jews.” The man behind the video is Felix Kjellberg, a 27-year-old Swede known as “PewDiePie,” who has amassed 53 million subscribers. His success…

Technology How Engaged Employees Can Help Protect Your Brand from ‘Fake News’ An employee advocacy program allows every employee to be a brand ambassador. February 13, 2017 by Helen Lee and , Jim Nickerson Engage and empower your employees with trusted information and they, in turn, will empower and…

The bulk of Prince’s music catalog was made available to streaming services Sunday for the first time in 18 months, and Warner Bros. announced two new albums from the late musical icon would be released in June. Prince died in April 2016, and was extremely protective of his work. He had pulled his…

I last wrote about IRS Notice 2016-66 back in November, with my lengthy article, A Detailed Analysis of IRS Notice 2016-66 re 831(b) Captives . Now that the dust has settled somewhat, it seemed like a good time to offer some musings on the subject. As I have repeatedly written, the IRS has embarked…

Cybersecurity specialists have found evidence suggesting that recent attacks on institutions in Poland are part of an international hacking effort targeting financial institutions in the U.S., Mexico and the United Kingdom — an attack that shares traits with the 2014 attack on Sony Corp. The hacks…

Shutterstock Since the Target and Sony hacks, I have been interested in marketing’s role (or lack thereof) in preparing for and managing the consequences of data breaches. As part of a series exploring the topic in detail ( see article #1 here ), I talked with Holly Rollo, the CMO of RSA, a Dell…

Shutterstock Since the Target and Sony hacks, I have been interested in marketing’s role (or lack thereof) in preparing for and managing the consequences of data breaches. As part of a series exploring the topic in detail ( see article #1 here ), I talked with Holly Rollo, the CMO of RSA, a Dell…

LOS ANGELES—Two lawyers who have been vying for control over the estate of the late pop star Prince were both denied official roles by a judge last month. But neither man is going anywhere. Veteran entertainment attorney L. Londell McMillan and CNN political commentator Van Jones were close advisers…

Mike Ilitch (R) with his wife, Marian (Photo: Ilitch Holdings) One of Detroit’s most successful entrepreneurs, billionaire Mike Ilitch, died Friday, according to a statement from Ilitch Holdings, the family-owned company that includes Little Caesars Pizza, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Red…