When German voters go to the polls on Sunday, the fate of companies like SKW Piesteritz will be at the top of their minds. The chemical factory halved its annual…
A prominent group of chief executives said almost six years ago that making profits for shareholders was only part of their business — and not necessarily the main part.Speaking collectively…
President Trump, using the power of the presidency to intervene in global sports diplomacy, on Thursday deepened his efforts to broker an elusive agreement involving the PGA Tour and the…
Michael Race & Harry FarleyBusiness reporter & political correspondent BBC newsBBCPressure has increased on the chancellor's tax and spending plans after a surplus in government finances missed official forecasts.The surplus…
Marshall Rose, a real estate developer who was instrumental in reviving the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and transforming the adjacent Bryant Park from a mecca for drug…
João da SilvaBusiness reporterCCTVA meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and some of the country's foremost business leaders this week has fuelled excitement and speculation, after Alibaba founder Jack Ma…
The Trump administration started firing about 6,700 employees at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, extending its cost-cutting measures to the federal agency…
Joe FayTechnology ReporterGoogleMany organisations are developing quantum computersTwenty five years ago computer programmers were racing to fix the millennium bug amidst fears that it would cause banking systems to crash…
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite ongoing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda…
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsBirkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled.The company had claimed its…
Dozens of major news organizations, including CNN, The Washington Post and Fox News, wrote to the White House this week urging the Trump administration to immediately lift its ban on…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesCharities and energy providers have criticised plans to change the way standing charges on bills are paid.All households pay the fixed daily charges…