Americans receving year-end bonuses or gifts may be suprised at how small it is. Here's why it may have shrunk.

When bonuses were announced, disbelief rippled through the workforce of Fiberbond. Some thought it was a prank. Others cried openly.

The Wall Street Journal reports that workers used the first instalment to pay off debts, take holidays and save for retirement.

More than 500 workers at a Louisiana factory walked away with six-figure bonuses totaling $240 million, after their boss ...