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”

Albania Expels Iranian Diplomats Amid Worsening Relations

Albania Expels Iranian Diplomats Amid Worsening Relations

Albania said Wednesday it has ordered the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats and declared them “persona non grata.”Acting Foreign Minister...

EU Legal Opinion: Mass Data Retention at Odds With EU Law

EU Legal Opinion: Mass Data Retention at Odds With EU Law

A legal adviser at the European Union’s highest court said Wednesday that the bloc’s data protection rules should prevent member...

Turkish News Agency Says Staff Members Detained in Cairo

Turkish News Agency Says Staff Members Detained in Cairo

Turkey’s state-run news agency said Wednesday that Egyptian police raided its office in Cairo and detained four of its staff...

Environmental Issues Top Worries for Those Heading to Davos

Environmental Issues Top Worries for Those Heading to Davos

Environmental issues make up the top five risks to the global economy for  the coming decade, organizers of next week’s...

Russian Prime Minister Resigns as Putin Hints at Constitutional Reforms

Russian Prime Minister Resigns as Putin Hints at Constitutional Reforms

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has submitted his cabinet’s resignation, shortly after President Vladimir Putin proposed a series of constitutional...

Documents Suggest Thomas Markle to Testify in Meghan Lawsuit

Documents Suggest Thomas Markle to Testify in Meghan Lawsuit

The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex  could be called as a defense witness in her lawsuit against the...

Britain, France, Germany Trigger Dispute Resolution Mechanism from Iran Deal

Britain, France, Germany Trigger Dispute Resolution Mechanism from Iran Deal

Britain, France, and Germany, collectively known as the EU3, have triggered a dispute  resolution mechanism which is part of the...

Iranian Foreign Minister Says Future of Nuclear Deal Up To Europe

Iranian Foreign Minister Says Future of Nuclear Deal Up To Europe

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday the future of the 2015 international deal regarding his country’s nuclear program...

National Security Agency Discovers a Major Security Flaw in Microsoft’s Windows Operating System

National Security Agency Discovers a Major Security Flaw in Microsoft’s Windows Operating System

The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system and tipped off the company...

Forget the Mouse: Your Thoughts Can Control Devices

Forget the Mouse: Your Thoughts Can Control Devices

It sounds like science fiction, but a number of tech wearables are letting users control devices with their thoughts. The...

EU Investment Plan Aims for Carbon Neutrality by 2050

EU Investment Plan Aims for Carbon Neutrality by 2050

The European Union rolled out a massive, trillion-dollar investment plan Tuesday to deliver on promises to make Europe the first...

Turkish Leader Threatens Action in Libya, Syria

Turkish Leader Threatens Action in Libya, Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening action in both Libya and Syria as rhetoric ramps up in the face...

Davos Forum to Focus on Geopolitical Crises, Climate Change, Trade

Davos Forum to Focus on Geopolitical Crises, Climate Change, Trade

Nearly 3,000 participants from 117 countries, 53 heads of state and government, and close to 1,700 business leaders will gather...

West African Leaders, France Vow Renewed Fight on Terror

West African Leaders, France Vow Renewed Fight on Terror

A surge of terrorist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is forcing West African nations to reconsider their strategy and unify...

Europe Puts Iran on Notice, Urging Tehran to Comply with Nuclear Deal

Europe Puts Iran on Notice, Urging Tehran to Comply with Nuclear Deal

European powers have triggered a formal legal dispute in reaction to Iran’s decision last week to shrug off all restrictions...

Tom Hanks’ Family Offered Greek Passport too for Fire Help

Tom Hanks’ Family Offered Greek Passport too for Fire Help

Greece’s government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition...

Davos Forum: Trump to Attend, But Iranian Official Cancels

Davos Forum: Trump to Attend, But Iranian Official Cancels

Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesday,...

Russia Claims Progress but Falls Short on Libya Cease-Fire Deal

Russia Claims Progress but Falls Short on Libya Cease-Fire Deal

Russia said it made progress after hosting indirect peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Libya — despite failing...

Britain, France, Germany Invoking Dispute Resolution Over Iran Nuclear Non-Compliance

Britain, France, Germany Invoking Dispute Resolution Over Iran Nuclear Non-Compliance

Britain, France and Germany announced Tuesday that Iran’s steps away from the 2015 nuclear agreement leave them no choice but...

Swiss Judge Acquits Global Warming Protesters  

Swiss Judge Acquits Global Warming Protesters  

A Swiss judge Monday found a group of activists not guilty of trespassing when they stormed into a branch of...

Queen Agrees to Let Harry, Meghan Move Part-Time to Canada

Queen Agrees to Let Harry, Meghan Move Part-Time to Canada

Queen Elizabeth II said Monday that she has agreed to grant Prince Harry and Meghan their wish for a more...

Russia, Turkey Determined to Call the Shots in Libya

Russia, Turkey Determined to Call the Shots in Libya

Talks between leaders of Libya’s two warring sides wrapped up Monday in Moscow, with Russia’s foreign minister noting some progress,...