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Kris Duggan, CEO of gamification startup Badgeville, talks about the ethics and social implications of the business practices he spearheads.

The Greek governing coalition was on the verge of collapse Wednesday, as aggressive political maneuvering by the PM pushed the country to the brink.

Rising euro zone unemployment in September plus high inflation doesn't bode well for consumer spending for rest of 2012.

U.S. stock markets reopened mostly without incident Wednesday, even as the rest of NY’s Financial District felt its way through Sandy's aftermath.

Photos and videos show mass flooding in New York from Hurricane Sandy, which hit NYC on Monday.

Lovers of Apple's famed music player will have to wait another month for the design overhaul.

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit.

Even as the U.S. east coast was recovering from the damage inflicted by Superstorm Sandy, the deep depression which had formed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone and is expected to cross between coasts of south eastern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh late Wednesday evening.

Japan’s recently established nuclear watchdog released a formal apology Tuesday for errors in its predictions regarding the nuclear fallout based on simulated disasters at six of Japan’s nuclear power plants.

Nokia Corp, Deutsche Bank, BP Plc, Advanced Micro Devices, Telefonica, Carnival Corp, Ford Motor, Home Depot, United States Steel Corp, International Business Machines Corp and Halliburton Co. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged the U.S. East Coast, has also wreaked havoc in the cyber world as the storm floods knocked down the servers of several popular websites, forcing them to go offline for hours.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday with markets prepared to reopen after two days of closure as Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Wednesday as better news in Europe both on the earnings and the fiscal front along with South Korean industrial production data improved risk appetite.

The U.S. East Coast, which has been battered by the most devastating storm to hit the region in decades, is slowly recovering from the impact. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Newark International Airport in New Jersey would open at 7 a.m. Wednesday with limited services.

Japan’s manufacturing activity contracted in October to an 18-month low, increasing concerns about the slowdown in the economic growth of the world's third largest economy.

South Korea’s industrial output rose in September compared to that in the previous month, ending the period of contraction for the last three months, indicating that there is hope that the country’s economy is reviving in spite of the soft global demand.

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MTA workers are assessing damage to begin service restoration after Hurricane Sandy caused "unparalleled level of damage."

Hurricane Sandy brought widespread power outages to New York City residents on Monday, as a Con Edison power plant in lower Manhattan exploded.

The NY Stock Exchange has unexpectedly shut down more than 100 times in the past century, due to events from blizzards to war.

Scott Forstall and John Browett are leaving Apple, and yet, Cupertino couldn’t be happier.

Hurricane Sandy’s effect on New York City became a lot scarier when the MTA announced via twitter Monday night that seawater had entered the city’s subway system.

UBS currently employs a total workforce of about 64,000, about 6,600 in the United Kingdom

The No. 2 U.S. automaker posted an unexpected strong third-quarter as gains in its domestic business offset European losses.

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is expected to report a 40.8 percent decline in profits for the third quarter of 2012 on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) eased monetary policy for the second straight month by expanding asset purchases.

Crude oil prices declined and hovered above $85 a barrel in Asia Tuesday as demand reduced in the U.S. because of Superstorm Sandy.

South Korea’s current account surplus on a seasonally adjusted basis dropped in September compared to the previous month indicating that the weakening global demand is affecting the country’s economy.

U.S. stock markets will be closed Tuesday for the second continuous day as Hurricane Sandy, Atlantic’s Ocean’s biggest-ever tropical storm, hit the east coast Monday.