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By Dr. Bernd Welz, EVP, Solution and Knowledge Packaging, SAP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's December, when Congress typically passes a last-minute package of temporary tax breaks, sparing millions of businesses and individuals from unwanted tax increases just weeks before the start of fi...

Chinese manufacturing was at its weakest in more than three years in November despite stimulus measures to bolster the world's No. 2 economy while service industries improved, according to an official survey released Tue...

If you intend on staying in your job, working your way up, and being seen as a leader, here are 7 behaviors that you should avoid like the plague.

Pfizer, which plans to enjoy a lower tax rate in Ireland after a merger with Allergan, has long employed various tax avoidance strategies.

BlueCrest Capital Management, once one of Europe's biggest hedge funds, is to stop managing money for outside clients after a sharp drop in assets and a run of poor returns from its flagship fund.

The energy drink maker wants to bring performance-enhancement science from the extreme-sports world to Silicon Valley.

Holiday bargain hunters hit the Web in record numbers Monday, reflecting the growing shift in consumer preference for mobile over mall shopping. Cyber Monday, traditionally a big online shopping day for people back to wo...

The Chinese yuan held steady after the International Monetary Fund included the currency in its reserve basket, while most Asian shares rose amid optimism for stimulus from Europe's central bank later this week.

To deflect climate change, some experts say the economic growth afforded by ample cheap fossil-fuel must stop. But could the planet survive that?

European outlet centers are becoming increasing appealing to institutional-grade investors now that the European economy is showing signs of rebounding.

In today's day and age, censorship often incites further outrage instead of suppressing it.

I don't say this lightly or often. But this is one of the most important studies in years in terms of understanding the current state of American politics and society. The study is the work of two Princeton University sc...

Before all the talk about women in entrepreneurship and the value of investing in women (or capturing their spending power), there was Joanne Wilson making investments and taking action.

If the European Central Bank wants to ramp up its stimulus this week, it may have to get creative.

In 2016, you have an opportunity to take some risks, change how you market and sell, as well as define your niche in your market. Here are my predictions for ideas and trends that will shape sales and business for top pe...

If you're looking for "giftspiration," here are 9 places to start.

The minds behind some of the U.K.'s biggest holiday ads explain the yuletide adstravaganza, where the trend is headed, and more. For Britons, it begins in early November. The whispers, the anticipation, the predictions, ...

Several startups backed by Silicon Valley are providing loans to people in developing countries by using apps to determine the creditworthiness of borrowers. These companies could be bringing formal credit services to mi...

PARIS (AP) -- Aiming to head off a rift between major Mideast players, President Barack Obama urged Turkey and Russia on Tuesday to set aside tensions over the downing of a Russian warplane and focus on the common priori...

PRESS RELEASE: Skype Meeting Broadcast is an extremely powerful feature in Skype for Business that enables enterprises and organizations to do very large scale live meeting broadcasts to its employees. To protect the Ent...

There are 18 areas in the UK where economic fundamentals suggest there are good opportunities for developers at a time when the government wants to build more homes than ever. An analysis from international real estate f...