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”

Pompeo to Travel to Ukraine in January

Pompeo to Travel to Ukraine in January

U.S. top diplomat Mike Pompeo will travel in January to Ukraine, the country at the heart of the ongoing impeachment...

France, Egypt Urge ‘Restraint’ to Avoid Libya Escalation

France, Egypt Urge ‘Restraint’ to Avoid Libya Escalation

France and Egypt called Monday for the “greatest restraint” by Libyan and international authorities to avoid escalating the conflict in...

Glimmers of Cheer for Paris Commuters on 26th Day of Strikes

Glimmers of Cheer for Paris Commuters on 26th Day of Strikes

 The start of a fourth week of French transport strikes saw some modest improvements Monday for beleaguered commuters in Paris,...

Ukraine, Russia-Backed Rebels Swap Prisoners

Ukraine, Russia-Backed Rebels Swap Prisoners

Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east have completed an exchange of about 200 prisoners. Ukrainian officials say Ukraine...

Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Foil Terrorist Acts in Russia

Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Foil Terrorist Acts in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information that Putin said helped...

Polish PM Condemns Putin for World War II ‘Lies’

Polish PM Condemns Putin for World War II ‘Lies’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Sunday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for blaming Poland for the outbreak of World...

Dozens in Belarus Rally Against Closer Relations With Russia

Dozens in Belarus Rally Against Closer Relations With Russia

Around 100 Belarusians protested in downtown Minsk Sunday against the prospect of deeper relations with Russia, the fifth such demonstration...

Kremlin: Putin Thanks Trump for Help Thwarting Terrorist Act

Kremlin: Putin Thanks Trump for Help Thwarting Terrorist Act

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation initiated by the Russian side, has thanked U.S. President...

French Coastguards Rescue 31 Migrants Attempting Channel Crossing

French Coastguards Rescue 31 Migrants Attempting Channel Crossing

French coastguards rescued 31 migrants trying to cross the English Channel overnight after the engine of one small boat cut...

French Government, Unions Exchange Barbs in Strike Deadlock

French Government, Unions Exchange Barbs in Strike Deadlock

The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France’s...

PM: Greece ‘Wants A Say’ in Libya Peace Process

PM: Greece ‘Wants A Say’ in Libya Peace Process

Greece wants to be included in U.N.-sponsored talks in January on the Libya conflict, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday,...

Ukraine Begins Prisoner Swap With Separatists

Ukraine Begins Prisoner Swap With Separatists

Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have started an all-for-all prisoner swap, after which all remaining prisoners...

Austria’s Greens Call for Party Meeting as Coalition Deal Nears 

Austria’s Greens Call for Party Meeting as Coalition Deal Nears 

Austria’s Greens, who are in coalition talks with conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz, on Saturday summoned a meeting of their party’s top...

Thousands March in Paris to Protest Pension Reform Plan

Thousands March in Paris to Protest Pension Reform Plan

Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government’s plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on Saturday, the...

Ukraine Rivals to Swap Prisoners Sunday: Separatists

Ukraine Rivals to Swap Prisoners Sunday: Separatists

Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country have agreed to swap dozens of prisoners on Sunday,...

UN Official Decries Human Rights `Backlash’ in Last Decade

UN Official Decries Human Rights `Backlash’ in Last Decade

The past decade has seen a backlash against human rights on every front, especially the rights of women and LGBT...

New Russian Weapon Can Travel 27 Times the Speed of Sound

New Russian Weapon Can Travel 27 Times the Speed of Sound

A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported...

Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020

Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020

Spotify Technology SA said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.The...

Newseum Hailed Free Press, but got Beaten by Free Museums

Newseum Hailed Free Press, but got Beaten by Free Museums

In 2008, the Newseum — a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists...

Russia Commissions Intercontinental Hypersonic Weapon

Russia Commissions Intercontinental Hypersonic Weapon

Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following...

French Oil Refineries Blocked as Pension Strike hits Day 23

French Oil Refineries Blocked as Pension Strike hits Day 23

French union activists disrupted two of the country’s eight oil refineries Friday as part of nationwide strikes against a higher...

Montenegro Adopts Law on Religious Rights Amid Protests by pro-Serbs

Montenegro Adopts Law on Religious Rights Amid Protests by pro-Serbs

Montenegro’s parliament adopted a contested law on religious rights early Friday after chaotic scenes in the assembly that resulted in...