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Mark Hurd was named co-president of Oracle, heightening the rivalry between the software company and Hewlett-Packard, the technology giant he ran until departing amid a scandal last month.

Mark Hurd was named co-president of Oracle, heightening the rivalry between the software company and Hewlett-Packard, the technology giant he ran until departing amid a scandal last month.

When the mayor of São Paulo banned outdoor advertising, the industry and big brands were forced to come up with novel alternatives

Ian Cheshire, the soft-spoken and mild-mannered chief executive of UK DIY group Kingfisher has been a radical leader

A former numbers-cruncher at Ford Motor is now one of the most powerful people on Wall Street, whose opinion can sway fortunes and scuttle empires.

A former numbers-cruncher at Ford Motor is now one of the most powerful people on Wall Street, whose opinion can sway fortunes and scuttle empires.

Paul Taylor traces the development of smartphone and marvels at its pace of change and inventiveness

As more companies pull back on sponsoring employees in executive M.B.A. programs, schools are looking to beef up their referrals by offering more incentives to alumni.

An alternative type of backer is emerging with a focus on working with management to build businesses

Ray Irani, the long-serving and highly compensated chief executive of Occidental Petroleum, is expected to set a date to step down from the company’s top job amid an investor backlash over his pay.

Hiroshi Mikitani started Rakuten, Japan’s biggest online shopping site’ and now wants to turn it into a global brand

A court upheld the 14-year prison sentence for the founder of Chinese retailer GOME Electrical. The founder, Huang Guangyu, meanwhile threatened to sever contracts between stores he owns and GOME.

Indian companies are trying to tackle the nation’s skills shortages by ‘adopting’ state-run vocational training centres

Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon must fix the problems that have prompted a string of recalls. His success–or failure–may be among the most important legacies he leaves the company.

Kang Duk-Soo, chairman of STX, made the shift from worker to boss of the world’s fourth-biggest shipping group