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”

Poland Begins Voting in Election Delayed by Virus

Poland Begins Voting in Election Delayed by Virus

Concerns over democratic standards and bread-and-butter issues top the agenda as Poles began voting on Sunday in round one of...

Macron Braces for Setback in France’s Local Polls

Macron Braces for Setback in France’s Local Polls

France’s ruling party is expected to be handed a stinging rebuke by voters Sunday in the final round of local...

France Pulls Plug on Country’s Oldest Nuclear Plant

France Pulls Plug on Country’s Oldest Nuclear Plant

France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental...

Biden Slams Trump Over Reported Bounties Placed on US Troops

Biden Slams Trump Over Reported Bounties Placed on US Troops

Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a “truly shocking...

Ireland’s Martin to Lead Historic Government Coalition

Ireland’s Martin to Lead Historic Government Coalition

Centrist politician Micheál Martin became Ireland’s new prime minister Saturday, fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months...

Women Support French Police Amid Public Discontent

Women Support French Police Amid Public Discontent

Several dozen women demonstrated Saturday in support of French police in central Paris, to counter public discontent over the perceived...

Radioactivity Hike Seen in Northern Europe; Source Unknown

Radioactivity Hike Seen in Northern Europe; Source Unknown

Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said might...

EU Slams Turkey’s Actions Along Greek Border, Drilling in East Mediterranean

EU Slams Turkey’s Actions Along Greek Border, Drilling in East Mediterranean

The European Union’s top diplomat has voiced concern about deteriorating relations between Greece and Turkey. Rallying to the defense of...

In Belgian town, Monuments Expose a Troubled Colonial Legacy

In Belgian town, Monuments Expose a Troubled Colonial Legacy

For a long time, few people in the small Belgian town of Halle paid much attention to the monuments. They...

EU Holds Off Decision on Borders; Americans Set to Be Excluded

EU Holds Off Decision on Borders; Americans Set to Be Excluded

European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final “safe list” of countries whose residents could travel to...

NY Times: Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill US Troops

NY Times: Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill US Troops

U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and...

Facebook to Label All Rule-breaking Posts — Even Trump’s

Facebook to Label All Rule-breaking Posts — Even Trump’s

Facebook says it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump....

3 People Killed in Glasgow Incident, Including Suspected Attacker: BBC

3 People Killed in Glasgow Incident, Including Suspected Attacker: BBC

Three people were killed in a stabbing attack in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Friday, British media reported on...

Spanish Icons Take Hit in US War on Statues

Spanish Icons Take Hit in US War on Statues

A campaign to topple statues of slave owners and Confederate heroes across the United States has extended in California to...

Russian Court Finds Director Serebrennikov Guilty of Fraud

Russian Court Finds Director Serebrennikov Guilty of Fraud

A Moscow court on Friday convicted acclaimed Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov of fraud, in a long-running case...

Microsoft to Close Physical Stores, Take $450 Million Hit

Microsoft to Close Physical Stores, Take $450 Million Hit

Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would close its retail stores and take a related pre-tax asset impairment charge of...

Tensions Rise At Virus Hot Spot Apartments in Southern Italy

Tensions Rise At Virus Hot Spot Apartments in Southern Italy

The governor of a southern Italian region insisted on Friday that seasonal Bulgarian crop pickers who live in an apartment...

UN Turns 75 in Different World

UN Turns 75 in Different World

The United Nations marks the 75th anniversary of its founding on Friday, in a much different world than it was...

Western Attitudes Harden Toward Beijing, Poll Finds

Western Attitudes Harden Toward Beijing, Poll Finds

Western attitudes have hardened toward Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a majority of Britons, Americans and French viewing China as a malign force...

France, Germany Express Political, Financial Support for WHO

France, Germany Express Political, Financial Support for WHO

France and Germany pledged Thursday to contribute more funding to the World Health Organization as it fights the coronavirus pandemic....

After Kosovo President War Crimes Indictment, Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Uncertain 

After Kosovo President War Crimes Indictment, Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Uncertain 

This weekend the White House had hoped to host high-profile talks between leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, but the indictment of Kosovo’s president on...

Pompeo: US, EU Should Confront China Together

Pompeo: US, EU Should Confront China Together

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on the United States and the European Union to cultivate a shared understanding...