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Sitting on the edge of a town outside Naples, the Euromilk dairy-produce distribution firm looks like any other small business engaged in a very ordinary trade. But the compound, with its warehouse and offices, lies in the heartland of the formidable Neapolitan crime network, the Camorra.

Many businesses are using gamification to get people hooked on their products and services — and it is working, thanks to smartphones and the Internet.

President Obama seeks fresh start with the Chamber of Commerce, with whom he has had a prickly relationship. President Obama on Monday pledged that his administration would be a strong partner with business in working to boost the American economy and called for an equal effort to restore a fading sense of the American dream.

President Barack Obama and leaders of major corporations took a step toward thawing what has been a chilly relationship Wednesday.

The Communist Party official is named to a post that is considered a steppingstone for assuming the leadership. He has a reputation for being tough on corruption and friendly toward business, even foreign companies. Unless something goes badly wrong for Xi Jinping over the next two years, it looks like a fait accompli that the 57-year-old Communist Party official, who has been groomed his entire career for leadership, will be China's next president.

Want to get the most out of your next brainstorming session at work? Bring in an oddball.

A tornado destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in a small Mississippi community early Thursday, injuring several people and flattening a church although there were no immediate reports of fatalities.