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 Remains Locked Down as US Coronavirus Cases Top 1,000

Italy Remains Locked Down as US Coronavirus Cases Top 1,000

Governments around the world are trying to take steps to address the ever-changing outbreak of a new coronavirus, which since...

Australia’s High Court Hears Appeal of Cardinal Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse

Australia’s High Court Hears Appeal of Cardinal Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse

Australia’s High Court opened a two-day hearing Wednesday on Cardinal George Pell’s last-ditch appeal of his convictions on sexually assaulting...

Russia’s Putin Hints at New Path to Staying in Power

Russia’s Putin Hints at New Path to Staying in Power

Russian leader Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind proposals to amend Russia’s current constitutional cap on presidential term limits —...

Streets Empty as Italian PM Extends Lockdown Nationwide

Streets Empty as Italian PM Extends Lockdown Nationwide

Italian streets are empty after the government extends a clampdown across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe’s...

Amid Stalemate Over Greece-Turkey Border Crisis, EU Takes In Migrant Children

Amid Stalemate Over Greece-Turkey Border Crisis, EU Takes In Migrant Children

As thousands of migrants continue to mass on the Turkey-Greece border, there were few signs of a breakthrough in emergency...

Amid Stalemate Over Greece-Turkey Border Crisis, EU Takes in Some Migrant Children

Amid Stalemate Over Greece-Turkey Border Crisis, EU Takes in Some Migrant Children

As thousands of migrants continue to mass on the Turkey-Greece border, there were few signs of a breakthrough in emergency...

Syria Cease-fire Hangs by a Thread

Syria Cease-fire Hangs by a Thread

The cease-fire agreement that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reached for Syria’s battered Idlib...

Erdogan Stands by Russia Despite Syrian Tensions

Erdogan Stands by Russia Despite Syrian Tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is standing by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, despite escalating tensions between them over Syria.Erdogan...

Italy on Lockdown to Contain Coronavirus Spread

Italy on Lockdown to Contain Coronavirus Spread

To combat the spread of coronavirus, the Italian government has taken the unprecedented step of turning all of Italy into...

No Health Emergency But Virus Hits Politics in EU’s Heart

No Health Emergency But Virus Hits Politics in EU’s Heart

A European Union summit via computer. The EU parliament a virtual ghost village in a shortened session. The assembly’s president...

Airlines Slash Flights, Freeze Hiring as Virus Cuts Travel

Airlines Slash Flights, Freeze Hiring as Virus Cuts Travel

Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations...

Putin Agrees With Proposed Constitutional Change Allowing Him to Run For Reelection

Putin Agrees With Proposed Constitutional Change Allowing Him to Run For Reelection

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he agrees with a proposed constitutional amendment allowing him to seek another term in office,...

Kremlin: Trump not Coming to Moscow for Victory Day

Kremlin: Trump not Coming to Moscow for Victory Day

U.S. President Donald Trump will not be coming to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the Kremlin said...

COVID-19 Slowing in China, But Soaring in Italy as Countries Enact Measures to Limit Virus Spread

COVID-19 Slowing in China, But Soaring in Italy as Countries Enact Measures to Limit Virus Spread

The death toll from coronavirus in Italy is mounting as nearly a quarter of the country’s population starts the week...

EU Outlines New Africa Strategy  

EU Outlines New Africa Strategy  

The European Union outlined Monday a new partnership with Africa that seeks to build a more equal relationship between the...

How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?

How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?

Public health officials and epidemiologists are at odds over how deadly COVID-19 will prove to be, with forecasts ranging from...

Coronavirus Sparks Church-State Controversy in Greece

Coronavirus Sparks Church-State Controversy in Greece

Greece has shut down schools, theaters and large public gatherings in three major regions of the country in the latest...

Turkey Jails Kurdish ex-Mayor on Terror Conviction

Turkey Jails Kurdish ex-Mayor on Terror Conviction

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced the ex-mayor of a major Kurdish city to more than nine years in prison...

Amid Migrant Crisis, Greece-Turkey Conflict Plays Out on Social Media

Amid Migrant Crisis, Greece-Turkey Conflict Plays Out on Social Media

Greeks and Turks are waging a proxy war on social media with photos, video and commentary purporting to show the...

‘Exorcist’ Star, Swedish Screen Legend Max von Sydow Dies at 90

‘Exorcist’ Star, Swedish Screen Legend Max von Sydow Dies at 90

Swedish-born actor Max von Sydow, whose seven-decade career saw him go from starring in iconic art-house movies by Ingmar Bergman...

SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives With Candy, Science

SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives With Candy, Science

A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, delivering the company’s 20th batch of gear and...

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Spikes as Lockdown Takes Effect

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Spikes as Lockdown Takes Effect

Italy’s coronavirus death toll spiked Sunday by 133 to 366, the most in any country outside China.With the growing health...