Rob Kaiser

A year ago, Iridium appeared doomed. Once advertised as an always available phone for globetrotters, the Iridium satellite system was famously unable to get its signal to leap tall buildings...

When workers returned to the Sears Tower on Wednesday, they walked past a bulked-up security force without showing so much as a business card. "It was quite scary," said Pat...

Comdisco Inc. executives delivered a gloomy message to Wall Street on Thursday, providing scant hope for a rebound in their once-solid business and increasing expectations for a sale of the...

McDonald's Corp. reported its second consecutive drop in quarterly profits, but predicted a better second half because of signs that consumer concern over European beef is easing. The Oak Brook-based...

Once as far apart on the issue as Silicon Valley and Washington, technology executives and lawmakers found a middle ground Monday, agreeing that the government does have a regulatory role...

The first quarter's economic slowdown has been painful for many CEOs, but the suffering hasn't been distributed evenly. In the technology business, the downturn has been devastating. Take Robert Bernard,...

The slowing economy and the rapid slump in corporate profits provoked a wave of corporate downsizing, with layoffs that spanned all sectors of the business world. Since late last year,...

Divine Inc. emerged as the lead buyer in MarchFirst Inc.'s fire sale Thursday with a deal valued at up to $125 million that would carve out a big chunk of...