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”

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,...

French Strikes Rumble On as PM Vows to ‘Go to End’

French Strikes Rumble On as PM Vows to ‘Go to End’

Paris commuters battled to reach work again on Monday as a 40-day-old strike dragged on and France’s premier vowed “to...

While Shuttered at Home, China Exploits Social Media Abroad

While Shuttered at Home, China Exploits Social Media Abroad

China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that...

WikiLeaks’ Assange in UK Court Fighting Extradition to USA

WikiLeaks’ Assange in UK Court Fighting Extradition to USA

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States...

William, Harry Issue Statement Amid UK Royal Family Rift

William, Harry Issue Statement Amid UK Royal Family Rift

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is set to hold face-to-face talks Monday with Prince Harry for the first time since he...

Pope Benedict XVI Breaks Silence to Reaffirm Priest Celibacy

Pope Benedict XVI Breaks Silence to Reaffirm Priest Celibacy

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence to reaffirm the value of priestly celibacy, co-authoring a bombshell book at...

British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims

British Ambassador Detained Briefly While Attending Tehran Vigil for Jet-Crash Victims

Britain’s ambassador to Tehran has said he was detained briefly by Iranian authorities as he attended a vigil for the...

Iranians Protest Military’s Role in Downing Ukrainian Airliner

Iranians Protest Military’s Role in Downing Ukrainian Airliner

Hundreds of people protested in several cities around Iran on Saturday after the military admitted to mistakenly shooting down a...

Lawmaker, Son of Ex-President, to Be Malta’s Next Premier

Lawmaker, Son of Ex-President, to Be Malta’s Next Premier

A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta’s president has been chosen to be the country’s prime minister. The count on...

Reaction Swift, Stern to Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner

Reaction Swift, Stern to Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner

In the face of mounting evidence, Iran acknowledged Saturday that it had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner by accident this...

AP Analysis: New Questions Arise as Iran Says It Downed Plane

AP Analysis: New Questions Arise as Iran Says It Downed Plane

Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people, raises new challenges for the Islamic Republic both...

Eleven Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Turkey 

Eleven Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Turkey 

Eleven migrants, including eight children, died Saturday when their vessel sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey,...

Another Royal Mess in Real Life Saga of ‘The Crown’

Another Royal Mess in Real Life Saga of ‘The Crown’

Britain’s so-called “red-top” tabloid newspapers lost no time pivoting this week from the prospect of war in the Middle East...

French PM Open to Scrapping Raising Retirement Age to 64

French PM Open to Scrapping Raising Retirement Age to 64

The French prime minister informed the unions behind a crippling railway strike over pension reform Saturday that he is open...

German and Russian Leaders Meet to Discuss Mideast Tensions

German and Russian Leaders Meet to Discuss Mideast Tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Moscow on Saturday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in...

Italy Tries Again to Broker Truce in Libyan Fighting

Italy Tries Again to Broker Truce in Libyan Fighting

Italy’s premier was to meet with the U.N.-recognized Libyan prime minister on Saturday, days after Italy botched an attempt to...