Profits, hiring among businesses on the rise

An increasing number of Americans aren’t merely launching their own companies, as impressive as that is, they’re also succeeding at the task – and hiring more workers as a result, a newly released survey suggests.
More than one-third of board seats went to women last year

Women filled 36 percent of vacated board of director seats in 2017, according to numbers compiled by executive leadership firm Spencer Stuart.
Sales blitz gives retailers a truly merry holiday

In the month of November, holiday sales soared, up nearly 5 percent compared to 12 months earlier, according to preliminary figures.