Alaska Air Group Inc. said it hired Accenture to audit its technology systems after multiple outages in recent months.

For decades, Accenture symbolized the stability of global consulting. Now, rows of empty desks tell a different story.

This comes after a Microsoft Azure Cloud outage knocked out the airlines’ online services on Wednesday, causing delays.

Accenture got its name 25 years ago after Andersen Consulting had to rebrand and separate from its parent company. Thousands ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Desnee Ebner-Rivers and the word, "cancer," do not get along. Not because she has cancer, but because of what it has taken from her. “I did. I lost all of them," said Ebner-Rivers.

In a modern world with rapidly growing international trade, countries compete less based on the availability of natural resources, geographical advantages and lower cost of labor, and more on the ...