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”

New Russia-Turkey S-400 Missile Deal in the Works, Interfax Says

New Russia-Turkey S-400 Missile Deal in the Works, Interfax Says

Russia and Turkey are working on a contract for the delivery of a new batch of Russian S-400 missile systems,...

Popularity of Black Churches in London Keeps Growing

Popularity of Black Churches in London Keeps Growing

The largest concentration of black African churches outside of Africa can be found in South London. Each week, about 20,000...

Nationwide Strike Paralyzes France

Nationwide Strike Paralyzes France

Hundreds of thousands of people went on strike in cities across France, causing a shutdown of public transport and drastically reducing...

Former Envoy Huntsman: Putin Likely ‘Joyful’ About Ukraine Theory

Former Envoy Huntsman: Putin Likely ‘Joyful’ About Ukraine Theory

President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Russia said Vladimir Putin is likely “joyful” about the renewed prominence of a debunked...

When Did You Last See an African Video Game Hero? 

When Did You Last See an African Video Game Hero? 

What’s wrong with being a plucky hero running from demon monkeys or a glamorous model in dress up games? Players...

Emotion-sensing Robot Heads to Space Station to Help Astronauts

Emotion-sensing Robot Heads to Space Station to Help Astronauts

An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on...

Madrid Social Center Becomes Focus for Clashes on Immigration, Welfare

Madrid Social Center Becomes Focus for Clashes on Immigration, Welfare

A reception center for minors in Madrid became the focus for clashing views on immigration and social welfare Thursday, a day after police defused...

Russian Blogger’s Final Words at Trial Resonate Beyond Courtroom

Russian Blogger’s Final Words at Trial Resonate Beyond Courtroom

In the swirl of protests in Moscow this summer against a political system that many deem repressive, an eloquent 21-year-old...

Trump Threatens Trade Action to Spur NATO Contributions

Trump Threatens Trade Action to Spur NATO Contributions

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States may take action on trade with countries that are not contributing...

Cyprus Petitions The Hague to Safeguard Offshore Rights

Cyprus Petitions The Hague to Safeguard Offshore Rights

Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to safeguard its offshore mineral rights, its president...

Kosovo Jails Former Minister for Denying 1999 War Massacre

Kosovo Jails Former Minister for Denying 1999 War Massacre

A court in Kosovo has sentenced a lawmaker who once served as a government minister to two years in jail...

US Increases Pressure on Key Turkish State Bank 

US Increases Pressure on Key Turkish State Bank 

The fate of one of Turkey’s largest state banks is increasingly entwined with the future of Turkish-U.S. relations. Halkbank, already on...

Phone-in-Cheek: Spike Seen in Cellphone-Linked Face Injuries

Phone-in-Cheek: Spike Seen in Cellphone-Linked Face Injuries

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.                     That’s according to...

Will Boris Johnson Slay the ‘Beast of Bolsover?’

Will Boris Johnson Slay the ‘Beast of Bolsover?’

BOLSOVER, ENGLAND — Dennis Skinner is a no-nonsense, unchanging socialist and the only British MP ever to heckle the Queen’s...

French Cosy Up in Carpools to Beat Transport Strike

French Cosy Up in Carpools to Beat Transport Strike

Quentin Louedec, a 28-year-old engineer, usually struggles to find anyone wanting to share a ride on his daily three km...

Report: Putin Says Russia Ready to Extend New START Treaty by Year-End

Report: Putin Says Russia Ready to Extend New START Treaty by Year-End

Russia is ready by the end of this year to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty without extra...

FIFA’s Infantino Proposed as IOC Member, But Not Coe

FIFA’s Infantino Proposed as IOC Member, But Not Coe

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been proposed for International Olympic Committee membership, but World Athletics head Sebastian Coe will have...

Apple Buys First-ever Carbon-free Aluminum From Alcoa-Rio Tinto Venture

Apple Buys First-ever Carbon-free Aluminum From Alcoa-Rio Tinto Venture

Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between...

US Charges 2 Russians in International Hacking, Malware Conspiracy

US Charges 2 Russians in International Hacking, Malware Conspiracy

Two Russian residents have been criminally charged in the United States over an alleged multi-year, international scheme to steal money...

US, UK Officials Announce Charges Against 2 Russian Hackers

US, UK Officials Announce Charges Against 2 Russian Hackers

U.S. and British law enforcement officials announced criminal charges against a notorious Russian hacker on Wednesday, accusing him of a...

Ukraine Lawmaker Met Giuliani to Discuss Misuse of US Taxpayer Money in Ukraine

Ukraine Lawmaker Met Giuliani to Discuss Misuse of US Taxpayer Money in Ukraine

An independent Ukrainian lawmaker said on Thursday he had met U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in Kyiv to discuss...

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court to throw out a Trump administration rule...