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”

Italy May Be in Easter Lockdown, But the Party’s On at Sea

Italy May Be in Easter Lockdown, But the Party’s On at Sea

ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions...

Christians Mark Good Friday Amid Lingering Virus Woes

Christians Mark Good Friday Amid Lingering Virus Woes

Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with...

Dutch Prime Minister Fights for Political Life in Tough Debate

Dutch Prime Minister Fights for Political Life in Tough Debate

Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte fought for his political life Thursday in a bitter parliamentary debate about the country’s...

Ukraine: Russia Massing Troops on Border; US Warns Moscow

Ukraine: Russia Massing Troops on Border; US Warns Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country’s border as the United States...

US Supreme Court Rules in Facebook’s Favor in Case About Unwanted Texting

US Supreme Court Rules in Facebook’s Favor in Case About Unwanted Texting

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc. of violating a federal anti-robocall law.The justices,...

Russian Spies Augment Effort to Grab NATO Secrets, Say Western Officials 

Russian Spies Augment Effort to Grab NATO Secrets, Say Western Officials 

Russia’s espionage agencies are redoubling efforts to penetrate NATO, Western intelligence officials say, and are focusing on recruiting moles in...

Report on France’s Role in Rwanda’s Genocide Fails to Lay to Rest a Dark Past

Report on France’s Role in Rwanda’s Genocide Fails to Lay to Rest a Dark Past

French President Emmanuel Macron will reportedly visit Kigali in coming weeks, following a report he commissioned which sheds a harsh...

NFTs: A Cryptocurrency Craze Creates Market for Digital Art, Even Tweets

NFTs: A Cryptocurrency Craze Creates Market for Digital Art, Even Tweets

The record-breaking sale of a digital artwork in March is part of a rush to invest in previously unmarketable things...

Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army

Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army

Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.    ...

Spain Looks at Human Trafficking Side of Prostitution 

Spain Looks at Human Trafficking Side of Prostitution 

Adebi works in the shadows on La Rambla, Barcelona’s famous boulevard. In normal times, she tries to attract tourists or locals who are...

Massive Ship Blocking Suez Canal Freed

Massive Ship Blocking Suez Canal Freed

Officials with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Monday the massive container ship that had been blocking the canal has...

Czech Billionaire Kellner Among Alaska Crash Victims

Czech Billionaire Kellner Among Alaska Crash Victims

A helicopter headed to the U.S. state of Alaska for a skiing trip crashed on Saturday killing the pilot and four others, according...

Aladdin’s Cave of Goods Stranded in Suez Logjam

Aladdin’s Cave of Goods Stranded in Suez Logjam

An Aladdin’s cave of goods, from IKEA furnishings to tens of thousands of livestock, is stuck in a maritime traffic...

US Vows ‘Consequences’ for Russian Actions

US Vows ‘Consequences’ for Russian Actions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there will be “costs and consequences” for Russia for its allegedly malign activities...

Pope Leads Scaled-down Palm Sunday Service

Pope Leads Scaled-down Palm Sunday Service

Pope Francis led Palm Sunday services in an almost empty St. Peter’s Basilica because of coronavirus restrictions for the second...

Britain’s Johnson Criticizes ‘Disgraceful’ Attacks on Police at Protest

Britain’s Johnson Criticizes ‘Disgraceful’ Attacks on Police at Protest

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday criticized what he called “disgraceful attacks” on police officers after protests over a...

Poland Plans Pensions for Dogs, Horses in State Employment

Poland Plans Pensions for Dogs, Horses in State Employment

They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All...

Ukrainian President Dismisses Head of Constitutional Court

Ukrainian President Dismisses Head of Constitutional Court

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the head of the constitutional court, who has opposed some anti-corruption reforms, calling his...

US Envoy for Afghanistan Heads to Turkey, Region to Push Talks to End Conflict

US Envoy for Afghanistan Heads to Turkey, Region to Push Talks to End Conflict

The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the U.S. State Department said...

Tech Faces a Year of Scrutiny and Change

Tech Faces a Year of Scrutiny and Change

Facebook hired fact-checkers, Twitter labeled tweets and Google took down videos, but for tech companies, disinformation is the problem that...

Spurred by Lockdown, Spain Gives 4-day Week a Try

Spurred by Lockdown, Spain Gives 4-day Week a Try

After years of waiting tables, Danae De Vries is one step closer to achieving her lifetime dream of becoming a...

UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-making

UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-making

The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in...