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”

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Heads to Long-Awaited White House Visit

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Heads to Long-Awaited White House Visit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to visit the White House on Wednesday, September 1st. VOA’s Ostap Yarysh reports on...

Ukraine, US Leaders May Address Sensitive Issues at Next Meeting

Ukraine, US Leaders May Address Sensitive Issues at Next Meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to visit the White House on Wednesday, a trip that has been in the...

EU to Recommend Return of COVID Travel Restrictions on US Tourists

EU to Recommend Return of COVID Travel Restrictions on US Tourists

European Union officials say the bloc is expected to recommend its member nations reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on travelers from...

EU Says Afghanistan Shows Need for Rapid-Reaction Force

EU Says Afghanistan Shows Need for Rapid-Reaction Force

EU governments must push ahead with a European rapid reaction force to be better prepared for future crises such as...

France’s Macron Visits Iraq’s Mosul  Destroyed by IS War 

France’s Macron Visits Iraq’s Mosul  Destroyed by IS War 

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, which suffered widespread destruction during the war to...

Spacex Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station

Spacex Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station

A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.The delivery...

Arc De Triomphe to be Wrapped for Posthumous Work by Christo

Arc De Triomphe to be Wrapped for Posthumous Work by Christo

The Arc de Triomphe has seen parades, protests and tourists galore, but never before has the war monument in Paris...

France, Britain to Call for Kabul ‘Safe Zone,’ Macron Says 

France, Britain to Call for Kabul ‘Safe Zone,’ Macron Says 

France and Britain on Monday will urge the United Nations to work for the creation of a “safe zone” in...

Macron to Attend Baghdad Summit Amid Fears Over IS

Macron to Attend Baghdad Summit Amid Fears Over IS

French President Emmanuel Macron is among the leaders set to attend a regional summit Saturday in Iraq, with the Taliban’s...

Soccer Legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Return to Manchester United

Soccer Legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Return to Manchester United

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to England to play for the team where he became a legend.Manchester United...

First Group of Afghan Evacuees Arrives in Albania

First Group of Afghan Evacuees Arrives in Albania

​A first group of 121 evacuees from Afghanistan arrived early Friday in Albania, after the country agreed to temporarily house...

Apple CEO Brings Home $750 Million Bonus

Apple CEO Brings Home $750 Million Bonus

It pays to be the leader of Apple.The company’s CEO, Tim Cook, was recently given a bonus of $750 million...

Airport Security Goes High-tech as US Nears 20 Years Since 9/11

Airport Security Goes High-tech as US Nears 20 Years Since 9/11

As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks at some of the technology that works to keep...

Nigeria, Russia Sign Military Agreement

Nigeria, Russia Sign Military Agreement

Abuja and Moscow have signed an agreement for the former to buy nearly $1 billion in military equipment and services,...

Turkey Resists Calls to Host Afghan Refugees

Turkey Resists Calls to Host Afghan Refugees

With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, the European Union is looking to Turkey to bear the brunt of an...

Foreigners Who Live, and Love It, in Ukraine

Foreigners Who Live, and Love It, in Ukraine

Ukraine, which is marking 30 years of independence this August, is among Europe’s poorest countries. But its vibrant culture and...

1991’s Failed Anti-Perestroika Soviet Coup Remembered

1991’s Failed Anti-Perestroika Soviet Coup Remembered

Thirty years ago, a group of Soviet hard-liners attempted a coup in the Soviet Union aimed at stopping reforms started...

Tech Companies Pledge Billions in Cybersecurity Investments

Tech Companies Pledge Billions in Cybersecurity Investments

Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to...

European Rights Court Urges Poland, Latvia to Help Migrants at Belarus Border

European Rights Court Urges Poland, Latvia to Help Migrants at Belarus Border

The European Court of Human Rights has asked Poland and Latvia to help dozens of migrants trapped at their respective...

Members of Afghan Robotics Team Reach Mexico

Members of Afghan Robotics Team Reach Mexico

Five members of an Afghan girls robotics team have arrived in Mexico after evacuating from their home country. The girls landed in Mexico...

NASA Postpones Planned ISS Spacewalk

NASA Postpones Planned ISS Spacewalk

Officials with the U.S. space agency NASA has postponed a spacewalk scheduled for Tuesday at the International Space Station (ISS).NASA...

YouTube Says It Has Removed 1 Million ‘Dangerous’ Videos on COVID 

YouTube Says It Has Removed 1 Million ‘Dangerous’ Videos on COVID 

YouTube said Wednesday that it had removed more than 1 million videos with “dangerous coronavirus misinformation” since the start of the...