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”

Britain’s ‘Super Saturday’ as Brexit Vote Goes to the Wire

Britain’s ‘Super Saturday’ as Brexit Vote Goes to the Wire

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to persuade lawmakers to back the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement he signed with the...

 (Im)migration Recap, Oct. 13-18

 (Im)migration Recap, Oct. 13-18

Editor’s note: We want you to know what’s happening, and why and how it could impact your life, family or...

Clashes Continue Between Turkish, Syrian Kurdish Forces Despite Cease-fire

Clashes Continue Between Turkish, Syrian Kurdish Forces Despite Cease-fire

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday that Turkish forces would intensify their operation into Syria if Kurdish militias failed to comply with...

Britain’s ‘Super Saturday’ as Brexit Vote Goes to Wire

Britain’s ‘Super Saturday’ as Brexit Vote Goes to Wire

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to persuade lawmakers to back the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement he signed with the...

Russian Journalist Briefly Detained in Iran Says Іt Punished Her for Negative News

Russian Journalist Briefly Detained in Iran Says Іt Punished Her for Negative News

A Russian journalist who was detained for a week during a private visit to Iran this month says she believes...

EU Leaders Rubber Stamp Lagarde’s ECB Appointment

EU Leaders Rubber Stamp Lagarde’s ECB Appointment

European Union leaders have approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank.  ...

Isolated Diplomatically by China, Taiwan Is Finding Friends in Europe

Isolated Diplomatically by China, Taiwan Is Finding Friends in Europe

Leaders in Europe are offering diplomatically isolated Taiwan a sudden chorus of support this year, giving the democratic Asian island...

Fighting Continues in Syria

Fighting Continues in Syria

Despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement, fighting continued Friday in northeast Syria.Loud bangs and gunfire could be heard, and smoke could...

Former Catalan Leader Puigdemont Surrenders in Belgium

Former Catalan Leader Puigdemont Surrenders in Belgium

Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has turned himself in to Belgian justice authorities after Spain issued a new warrant...

Brexit Breakthrough, but British MPs Could Torpedo EU Deal

Brexit Breakthrough, but British MPs Could Torpedo EU Deal

Britain and the European Union sealed a new withdrawal agreement Thursday, on the first day of an EU summit in...

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Approach to Free Speech, Draws Line on China

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Approach to Free Speech, Draws Line on China

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company’s light regulation of speech and lack of...

Former Nazi Guard, 93, Goes on Trial in Germany

Former Nazi Guard, 93, Goes on Trial in Germany

A 93-year-old former concentration camp guard went on trial in Germany Thursday for abetting in the murder of more than...

Poor Posture Linked to Chronic Pain

Poor Posture Linked to Chronic Pain

Cellphones and computers are everywhere in almost every country across the globe, and it is common to see people hunched...

Catalan Separatists Continue to Clash With Police

Catalan Separatists Continue to Clash With Police

As thousands of pro-independence protesters poured into the streets of Barcelona for a fourth straight day Thursday, the president of Spain’s...

British Opposition Parties Already Rejecting Latest Brexit Deal

British Opposition Parties Already Rejecting Latest Brexit Deal

European Union leaders are hoping the British Parliament will vote in favor of the latest Brexit deal when it comes...

Pence Announces Cease-fire in Turkish Assault in Syria

Pence Announces Cease-fire in Turkish Assault in Syria

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has announced a cease-fire in Turkey’s assault on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, following talks...

Analysts: Russia Saying One Thing, Doing Another

Analysts: Russia Saying One Thing, Doing Another

Russian President Vladimir Putin is presenting himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East, the go-to arbiter to whom all...

Pence Pushes Erdogan to Halt Attack on Kurdish Fighters

Pence Pushes Erdogan to Halt Attack on Kurdish Fighters

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday pushed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a cease-fire to end his military...

UK’s Prince William, Kate See Pakistani Cultural Hub Lahore

UK’s Prince William, Kate See Pakistani Cultural Hub Lahore

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate toured Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, where they are set to...

Factbox – British Reactions to New Brexit Deal

Factbox – British Reactions to New Brexit Deal

The European Union and the British government have clinched a new deal setting the terms of Britain’s exit from the...

These Smart Technologies Might Land in Your Home in 2030

These Smart Technologies Might Land in Your Home in 2030

The future was here at a recent marquee tech show in Japan.  The Consumer Exhibition of Advanced Technology, or CEATEC,...

Brexit Deal Uncertain After Northern Ireland Rejects Johnson’s Plan

Brexit Deal Uncertain After Northern Ireland Rejects Johnson’s Plan

Britain’s efforts to agree to an amicable divorce from the European Union were hanging by a thread Thursday as leaders...