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”

Netherlands Set to Prosecute Suspects in MH17 Airliner Downing

Netherlands Set to Prosecute Suspects in MH17 Airliner Downing

International investigators are set on Wednesday to launch criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight...

Mexican President Pitches Universal Internet in Chat with Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Mexican President Pitches Universal Internet in Chat with Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, inviting the social media tycoon...

Spain Arrests 10 Syrians Suspected of Financing al-Qaida

Spain Arrests 10 Syrians Suspected of Financing al-Qaida

Spanish police Tuesday arrested 10 Syrian nationals suspected of financing al-Qaida militants in Syria. Agents carried out raids in Madrid,...

Romania’s Government Survives No-Confidence Vote

Romania’s Government Survives No-Confidence Vote

Romania’s Social Democrat (PSD) coalition government survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Tuesday, strengthening Prime Minister Viorica Dancila’s chances of...

France Plans to Change Jobless Benefits, Unions to Protest

France Plans to Change Jobless Benefits, Unions to Protest

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government has unveiled plans to make it more difficult for the unemployed to claim benefits, as...

Italian Woman Who Was Europe’s Oldest Person Has Died at 116

Italian Woman Who Was Europe’s Oldest Person Has Died at 116

A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world...

UK Judge Sentences Teen for Abhorrent Post on Prince Harry

UK Judge Sentences Teen for Abhorrent Post on Prince Harry

A U.K. judge has sentenced a teenager who created an “abhorrent” online image of Prince Harry to 4 years and...

Facebook Plans Its Own Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users

Facebook Plans Its Own Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users

Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency,...

Gamers Are Puzzling Out New Proteins

Gamers Are Puzzling Out New Proteins

Medical researchers at the University of Washington are asking video gamers to create tomorrow’s medicines. Through a unique game called...

Salvini Proclaims Italy to Be Washington’s Best EU Ally

Salvini Proclaims Italy to Be Washington’s Best EU Ally

Italy is the United States’ most reliable ally in Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday, keen to...

More EU Leaders Sign Up to Carbon Net-Zero Goal by 2050

More EU Leaders Sign Up to Carbon Net-Zero Goal by 2050

 Germany has joined a growing number of EU nations to back going carbon neutral by mid-century, EU documents show, building...

Following in Diana’s Footsteps, Prince Harry Backs Mine Clearance in Angola

Following in Diana’s Footsteps, Prince Harry Backs Mine Clearance in Angola

Britain’s Prince Harry on Monday threw his weight behind mine clearance efforts in Angola, a cause championed by his mother...

Teen Immigrant Dreams of Landing Silicon Valley Job

Teen Immigrant Dreams of Landing Silicon Valley Job

In December of 2018, the White House released its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM education strategy for the...

Teens Stand in Cage Outside UN Building to Protest US Immigration Policy

Teens Stand in Cage Outside UN Building to Protest US Immigration Policy

 Teenagers stood inside a metal cage outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva on Monday to punctuate a protest by American and...

News Agencies: Russia Thwarts US Cyberattacks on Its Infrastructure

News Agencies: Russia Thwarts US Cyberattacks on Its Infrastructure

Russia has uncovered and thwarted attempts by the United States to carry out cyber attacks on the control systems of...

Elon Musk Claims He’s Deleting His Twitter Account

Elon Musk Claims He’s Deleting His Twitter Account

Elon Musk says he’s deleting his Twitter account 10 months after his use of the social media site landed him...

Johnson Gets Boost in Race for UK PM’s Job as Former Rival Backs Him

Johnson Gets Boost in Race for UK PM’s Job as Former Rival Backs Him

Boris Johnson got a boost in his bid to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday when one of...

Boeing Says ‘Sorry’ for Max Crashes, Seeking Renewed Trust

Boeing Says ‘Sorry’ for Max Crashes, Seeking Renewed Trust

Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and families of victims of 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as the...

Environmental Activists Put Off Drone Protests at London Airport

Environmental Activists Put Off Drone Protests at London Airport

A group of British environmental activists have postponed their plan to ground flights at London’s Heathrow Airport. Extinction Rebellion had...

Boeing CEO Admits Mistake in Handling Warning-System Problem

Boeing CEO Admits Mistake in Handling Warning-System Problem

The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its...

Factbox – Who Stands to Lose If Swiss-EU Treaty Talks Fail

Factbox – Who Stands to Lose If Swiss-EU Treaty Talks Fail

More than four years of negotiations have failed to yield a breakthrough on a new treaty between Switzerland and the...

Facebox – Who Stands to Lose If Swiss-EU Treaty Talks Fail

Facebox – Who Stands to Lose If Swiss-EU Treaty Talks Fail

More than four years of negotiations have failed to yield a breakthrough on a new treaty between Switzerland and the...