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”

US Sending New Security Assistance to Ukraine, 18 Other European Countries

US Sending New Security Assistance to Ukraine, 18 Other European Countries

The U.S. said Thursday it plans to send $2.2 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine and 18 other European...

Ukrainians Raise Funds to Donate Satellite to Army

Ukrainians Raise Funds to Donate Satellite to Army

Ukrainians of different ages, walks of life and income levels have come together to donate money to provide the Ukrainian...

Palace Concerned About Queen Elizabeth’s Health

Palace Concerned About Queen Elizabeth’s Health

Buckingham Palace has issued a statement expressing concern for the health of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth after a medical evaluation Thursday....

Iranian Diplomats Set to Leave Albania After Expulsion Order

Iranian Diplomats Set to Leave Albania After Expulsion Order

Iranian embassy staff in the Albanian capital worked through the night after they were given 24 hours to leave the...

Blinken in Kyiv Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

Blinken in Kyiv Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine on a previously unannounced trip to show Washington’s continuing support for...

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Recaptured Some Towns in Kharkiv

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Recaptured Some Towns in Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised what he called “good news” from the Kharkiv region, saying Ukrainian forces had recaptured some...

US Moves to Keep Advanced Semiconductor Technology Out of China

US Moves to Keep Advanced Semiconductor Technology Out of China

Companies that accept U.S. funding under a plan to build up America’s computer chip-making capacity will be barred from establishing...

Crises Halt Progress in Human Development: UN Report

Crises Halt Progress in Human Development: UN Report

A report published by the U.N. Development Program finds the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic uncertainty and other crises have...

Apple Offers Adventure Watch, Satellite SOS iPhone — and Steady Prices

Apple Offers Adventure Watch, Satellite SOS iPhone — and Steady Prices

Apple on Wednesday avoided price hikes of its best-selling iPhones during its biggest product launch of the year, focusing on...

UN Concerned by Russia’s ‘Filtration’ of Ukrainian Civilians

UN Concerned by Russia’s ‘Filtration’ of Ukrainian Civilians

A senior U.N. human rights official said Wednesday that her office has verified that Russian soldiers and affiliated groups subject...

VOA Interview: Ukraine Security Chief on What’s at Stake at Nuclear Plant

VOA Interview: Ukraine Security Chief on What’s at Stake at Nuclear Plant

Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, voiced frustration that Russia remains in control of his...

Judge: Musk Can Use Twitter Whistleblower But Not Delay Case

Judge: Musk Can Use Twitter Whistleblower But Not Delay Case

Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of...

Albania Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran Over Cyberattack

Albania Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran Over Cyberattack

Albania has ordered Iranian officials out of the country and severed diplomatic relations with Tehran following an investigation into a...

Putin, Xi to Meet in Uzbekistan Next Week, Official Says 

Putin, Xi to Meet in Uzbekistan Next Week, Official Says 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian...

Putin Says Ukraine War Will Strengthen Russia

Putin Says Ukraine War Will Strengthen Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country has not lost anything from its military operation in Ukraine and has...

Biden Says No to Appeals to Designate Russia a State Sponsor of Terror

Biden Says No to Appeals to Designate Russia a State Sponsor of Terror

President Joe Biden has made a final decision to not designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White...

Britain’s Liz Truss: Foreign Policy Hawk Facing Challenges at Home

Britain’s Liz Truss: Foreign Policy Hawk Facing Challenges at Home

Liz Truss officially became prime minister of Britain Tuesday, replacing Boris Johnson, who announced his resignation in July. As Henry...

Britain’s New PM: Foreign Policy Hawk Facing Challenges at Home

Britain’s New PM: Foreign Policy Hawk Facing Challenges at Home

Liz Truss officially became Britain’s prime minister Tuesday, replacing Boris Johnson, who resigned in July. In a private meeting Tuesday...

UN Nuclear Agency ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Power Plant

UN Nuclear Agency ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that it is “still gravely concerned” about the safety and security of Europe’s...

Turkish Leader Repeats Veiled Threat to Greece Over Feuds

Turkish Leader Repeats Veiled Threat to Greece Over Feuds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday doubled down on his warning that Turkey could “come all of a sudden...

LogOn: Augmented Reality Books Expand Storytelling

LogOn: Augmented Reality Books Expand Storytelling

Augmented reality books add new dimensions to storytelling by including animation and sound. VOA’s Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles,...

Israeli President Gives Broad Speech to Germany’s Parliament

Israeli President Gives Broad Speech to Germany’s Parliament

Israel’s president addressed Germany’s parliament on Tuesday about atrocities committed during the Third Reich, while at the same time praising...