Valerie Polito, a 35-year Market Basket veteran, reportedly told company leaders staff morale is declining due to “uncertainty, poor communication, and a lack of visible leadership.” The post Longtime Market Basket employee slams chain for culture of ‘fear,

A longtime Market Basket employee said she has received a surge of complaints from associates within the corporate office.

Wall Street's closely watched "fear gauge" was climbing Thursday as stocks sold off and President Donald Trump's higher tariff levels for many U.S. trading partners took effect. The Cboe Volatility Index,

Wall Street strategists are sounding the alarm that the US economy is drifting toward stagflation as the impact of trade tariffs begins to surface, potentially restricting the willingness of the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates.

Investors were feeling zen on Friday, as a week that's been dominated by President Donald Trump's tariffs drew to a close. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, slid to 16.2 from 16.6 in early trading. Any level below 20 tends to indicate relatively low uncertainty,