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”

Europe’s Populist Wave Shows Signs of Ebbing

Europe’s Populist Wave Shows Signs of Ebbing

Is the populist wave in Europe ebbing?  Two populist luminaries, who rode to power on waves of anti-elitism anger, have...

West Struggles to Counter Secessionist Threat in Bosnia

West Struggles to Counter Secessionist Threat in Bosnia

Western analysts say Bosnia-Herzegovina is facing its greatest crisis since the Dayton Accords ended a war there in 1995, with...

Twitter Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey Steps Down

Twitter Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey Steps Down

Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the company’s leader.   In a news release, Twitter said...

Russia Says Latest Zircon Hypersonic Missile Test Successful

Russia Says Latest Zircon Hypersonic Missile Test Successful

Russia said Monday it had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, as world powers race...

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker Makes History Yet Again

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker Makes History Yet Again

France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into...

Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal Resuming in Vienna

Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal Resuming in Vienna

Talks about reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resume Monday in Vienna after a five-month break and for the first...

Taiwan, Europe Must Defend Democracy Together, President Says

Taiwan, Europe Must Defend Democracy Together, President Says

Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the...

Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland’s Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term

Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland’s Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term

Katrin Jakobsdottir, a popular and fervent feminist who has become a unifying force after years of political upheaval, on Sunday...

Louis Vuitton Star Designer Virgil Abloh Dies After Battle With Cancer

Louis Vuitton Star Designer Virgil Abloh Dies After Battle With Cancer

Virgil Abloh, fashion’s highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton’s menswear collections, died on Sunday of...

COVID-Positive Czech President Appoints New PM From Plexiglass Cubicle

COVID-Positive Czech President Appoints New PM From Plexiglass Cubicle

Czech President Milos Zeman appointed the leader of a center-right alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on Sunday in a...

Swiss Vote to Approve COVID Restrictions as Infections Rise

Swiss Vote to Approve COVID Restrictions as Infections Rise

Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only...

Britain Snubbed as France Hosts Channel Migration Talks

Britain Snubbed as France Hosts Channel Migration Talks

France hosts a meeting of European ministers on Sunday to discuss ways to stop migrants crossing the Channel in dinghies,...

Australian Government Vows to Unmask Online Trolls

Australian Government Vows to Unmask Online Trolls

Australia’s government said Sunday it will introduce legislation to unmask online trolls and hold social media giants like Facebook and...

As Europe’s Teleworking Laws Evolve, Portugal’s Meets Skepticism

As Europe’s Teleworking Laws Evolve, Portugal’s Meets Skepticism

Portugal’s new law on working from home makes the European Union country sound like a workers’ paradise. Companies can’t attempt...

We’re Ready, Ukrainian Soldiers Say on Frontier With Rebels

We’re Ready, Ukrainian Soldiers Say on Frontier With Rebels

Ukraine’s military is ready and able to repel any attack, says Ukrainian soldier Oleksander, standing in a trench just a...

Smugglers Net Millions per Kilometer from Migrants Crossing Channel

Smugglers Net Millions per Kilometer from Migrants Crossing Channel

The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380...

Anti-Government Protesters Block Bridges, Roads in Serbia 

Anti-Government Protesters Block Bridges, Roads in Serbia 

Skirmishes on Saturday erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges in the Balkan country...

Britain, Germany and Italy Detect Omicron Coronavirus Variant Cases

Britain, Germany and Italy Detect Omicron Coronavirus Variant Cases

Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new omicron coronavirus variant Saturday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced...

French Convoy Faces New Protests Crossing Into Niger From Burkina Faso

French Convoy Faces New Protests Crossing Into Niger From Burkina Faso

Protesters in Niger blocked a French military convoy  Saturday shortly after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, where it...

Kurdish Woman Is First Channel Victim to Be Named: BBC

Kurdish Woman Is First Channel Victim to Be Named: BBC

A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq, who was among 27 migrants who died trying to cross the Channel between France...

Dutch Test for New Variant After Finding 61 COVID Cases Among South Africa Passengers

Dutch Test for New Variant After Finding 61 COVID Cases Among South Africa Passengers

Dutch health authorities said Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew Friday from South Africa and...

France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe

France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe

France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of...