Business dissolutions are up 50% across South Carolina, and the rate of growth for new startups has slowed, according to numbers from the Secretary of State’s office and the Department of Revenue.

BRUSSELS: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's three-day visit to Beijing, starting April 24, was planned months ago to spotlight European Union hopes of upgrading political and business ties with China.

Social software tools will become increasingly prevalent in Asia Pacific enterprises as the slowing global economy and tightening credit markets continue to bite, according to a study by consulting company Frost & Sullivan.

A sliding share price and gloomy forecasts have prompted speculation that Sun Microsystems might be a tempting takeover target for acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu or another tech giant.

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Who'd have thought a person could be tarred a ``terrorist'' or ``pirate'' by respected show-business leaders simply for sharing a Metallica song with a stranger or posting a YouTube video of a toddler dancing to Prince's ``Let