Robert Reed

When Caterpillar opens its new Chicago-area corporate headquarters later this year, it will bring along millions of dollars dedicated to charitable contributions — a treasure trove many local nonprofits and...

The auto insurance industry has been raising customer premiums, citing the hikes as a necessary evil to help cover expensive claims on a growing number of car collisions involving "distracted...

There's a new financial behemoth in town. Wednesday, the Chicago Board Options Exchange completed its $3.4 billion acquisition of rival Kansas-based Bats Global Markets. Combined, the new CBOE emerges with...

Champions of self-driving cars are embarking on a journey through one of the state's most winding and hazardous passageways — the Illinois General Assembly. Recently, state legislation was introduced that...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States, often derided in some circles as the "Bank of Boeing" and an epicenter of crony capitalism, is regaining favor with one of its...

It's the epitome of a rich person's problem: You make a $143 billion offer to buy something, only to have the bid summarily rejected and then, adding insult to injury,...

Organized labor's failure to unionize Boeing's South Carolina manufacturing plant this week can be interpreted as a sign that unions are losing their battle to become a bigger and more...

Wall Street and Main Street perk up and take notice when superinvestor Warren Buffett buys a bunch of stock in a major company. This week, the Oracle of Omaha's investment...

With plans to employ up to 7,000 people at nine Chicago-area and downstate facilities, Amazon.com is well on its way to becoming a solid corporate citizen in Illinois. You can't...