Shares in SAP , Europe's largest software maker, surged 8.5% on Wednesday after the German company exceeded first-quarter profit forecasts, benefiting from cost cuts and defying business uncertainty ...

SAP has been aided in its ascent to the position of Europe’s most valuable company by a seismic trade war that has hobbled the share prices of consumer-facing brands, including LVMH, and to a ...

Notably, carmakers including Hyundai, Kia and Mazda — hit hard by global trade frictions — adopted SAP’s cloud services in the quarter, a move analysts at Deutsche Bank said highlighted the ...