Business

Economy and business news. Business is the practice of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit”

Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes

Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said Friday, as the combined...

UN Weekly Roundup: February 18-24, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: February 18-24, 2023

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine

With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine

Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland used a Justice Department appearance to herald the work of a law...

US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch’s Properties  

US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch’s Properties  

U.S. prosecutors went to federal court in New York on Friday to seek forfeiture of about $75 million in luxury...

Czech Republic Cites Early Work to Rebuild Ukraine

Czech Republic Cites Early Work to Rebuild Ukraine

While most of the world is focused on the battles still to come in Ukraine, the Czech Republic’s chief envoy...

US Claims Russia’s ‘Strategic Failure’ Extends Beyond the Battlefield

US Claims Russia’s ‘Strategic Failure’ Extends Beyond the Battlefield

Russia’s blunders on the battlefield in Ukraine are scaring away longtime partners and other countries that have come to depend...

Pakistan Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Ukraine

Pakistan Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has added to Pakistan’s woes as its import-dependent economy has suffered price shocks. One year later,...

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said is a test run of...

Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia

Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia

Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony...

As War Enters Year 2, Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Triumph

As War Enters Year 2, Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Triumph

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday his nation will be victorious against Russia as the war with the neighboring country...

Survey Shows Russians Increasingly Confident About Economic Future

Survey Shows Russians Increasingly Confident About Economic Future

The extensive sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine one year ago have not led to the decimation...

Ukrainian Dance Production Shows Similarities of Russia’s War, Apartheid

Ukrainian Dance Production Shows Similarities of Russia’s War, Apartheid

Ukrainians living in South Africa are marking one year since Russia’s invasion with a dance production titled ‘We Stand for...

Fears of Nuclear Arms Race Stirred as Russia Suspends Treaty

Fears of Nuclear Arms Race Stirred as Russia Suspends Treaty

There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russia’s president announced this week that he would suspend...

Russian Invasion Changed Europe’s Security Environment ‘for Decades’ 

Russian Invasion Changed Europe’s Security Environment ‘for Decades’ 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago has sparked a long-term transformation across European defenses, a top U.S. general told...

US Energy Secretary Discusses Plan to ‘Warproof’ Ukraine’s Electrical Grid

US Energy Secretary Discusses Plan to ‘Warproof’ Ukraine’s Electrical Grid

Ukraine’s power grid has been a target of Russian attacks since mid-October. The United States now is in the process...

Russia’s Ukraine War Shakes Up the Energy World, But Not How Moscow Wants

Russia’s Ukraine War Shakes Up the Energy World, But Not How Moscow Wants

Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago has had profound impacts on how the world powers itself. VOA’s Steve Baragona...

Nuclear Arms Race Fears as Russia Suspends Treaty

Nuclear Arms Race Fears as Russia Suspends Treaty

There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this week he will...

Ukrainian Teacher Helps Keep Mariupol Schools Alive

Ukrainian Teacher Helps Keep Mariupol Schools Alive

There are more than 8 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe, according to the U.N., and Natalia Rovitska is one of...

Redesigned Computers Could Reduce E-Waste

Redesigned Computers Could Reduce E-Waste

People generate more than 50 million tons of electronic waste every year, including copiers, televisions, and computers. Laptops are part...

Finland Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

Finland Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

Finland announced Thursday a $169 million aid package for Ukraine that includes three Leopard 2 tanks. Finland’s defense ministry said...

Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia

Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Washington is seeking to strengthen sanctions against Russia and called for more...

Calm Returns to Poland-Ukraine Border Prepared for New Wave of Refugees

Calm Returns to Poland-Ukraine Border Prepared for New Wave of Refugees

As Russian tanks rolled into eastern Ukraine a year ago, millions of Ukrainians fled to Poland. Many came by foot...