Bloomberg Software giant SAP SE raised its annual revenue outlook and said it would buy back up to a half billion dollars in stock after reporting a better-than-expected jump in sales, lifted by a revamped version of its flagship software. The German maker of applications that run businesses’ finances, manufacturing and personnel is projecting sales of 23.3 billion euros to …

Bloomberg PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was fined $6.6 million for misconduct over its audit of RSM Tenon Group Plc in the largest-ever sanction issued by the UK accounting regulator. The Financial Reporting Council announced the fine Wednesday, along with penalties against Nicholas Boden, a senior PwC audit partner. The misconduct related to an audit of RSM Tenon’s accounts for the year ended …

Bloomberg Italy’s economic recovery extended for a tenth straight quarter, boosting optimism that growth can become sustainable this year amid a rise in industrial production. Gross domestic product expanded 0.4 percent in the three months through June, the same as in the first quarter, Rome-based statistics agency Istat said in a preliminary report on Wednesday. That matched the median of …