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”

Apple Apologizes, Changes How Humans Review Siri Audio

Apple Apologizes, Changes How Humans Review Siri Audio

Apple is apologizing and changing the way humans review audio recordings made through the company’s Siri digital assistant.The company already...

Russia: US Senators Claiming Visa Ban Are on Blacklist

Russia: US Senators Claiming Visa Ban Are on Blacklist

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the two U.S. senators who claim that their visas applications were denied knew that they were...

Fighting Distracted Driving, a Tech Company Provides an Extra Eye on the Road

Fighting Distracted Driving, a Tech Company Provides an Extra Eye on the Road

Self-driving cars may be years from becoming reality on the road, but some of the technology going into autonomous vehicles...

Facebook Tightens Political ad Rules, but Leaves Loopholes

Facebook Tightens Political ad Rules, but Leaves Loopholes

Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, an acknowledgement of previous misuse....

British PM Suspends Parliament Until Oct. 14

British PM Suspends Parliament Until Oct. 14

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that parliament would be suspended until mid-October, a move that angered lawmakers opposed...

Kyiv Court Releases Russian Journalist Vyshinsky From Custody Ahead Of Trial

Kyiv Court Releases Russian Journalist Vyshinsky From Custody Ahead Of Trial

A Kyiv court has ruled that Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, who is in detention in Ukraine on high treason charges,...

Over 200 Migrants Rescued in Med This Week

Over 200 Migrants Rescued in Med This Week

An Italian charity ship rescued around 100 migrants in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, bringing the total number of migrants saved...

Macron Says Europe Should Reach Out to Russia

Macron Says Europe Should Reach Out to Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron says the European continent will never be stable and safe if its relationship with Russia is...

3 European Nations Condemn North Korea’s Missile Launches

3 European Nations Condemn North Korea’s Missile Launches

Three important U.S. allies on Tuesday condemned the “repeated provocative launches” of ballistic missiles by North Korea, saying they violate...

In Spotlight After Trump Offer, Greenland Sees Chance for Economic Win

In Spotlight After Trump Offer, Greenland Sees Chance for Economic Win

Greenland’s leaders want to use global interest in the Arctic island aroused by President Donald Trump’s eye-catching offer of a...

France Rescues 22 Migrants Heading for Britain

France Rescues 22 Migrants Heading for Britain

French rescuers picked up 22 migrants — including 11 children — whose vessel broke down as they tried to cross...

Italy Close to New Government as Trump Backs Conte’s Return as PM

Italy Close to New Government as Trump Backs Conte’s Return as PM

The two parties trying to form a new Italian government appeared close to a coalition deal Tuesday, cheering financial markets...

Russia Denies Visas to Two US Senators, Amid G-7 Tensions

Russia Denies Visas to Two US Senators, Amid G-7 Tensions

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said Russia refused to grant them visas for a visit to Moscow next week, amid...

Norway Urges Its Companies in Brazil to Safeguard Amazon

Norway Urges Its Companies in Brazil to Safeguard Amazon

Norway, until recently the main donor to a fund to curb Amazonian deforestation, on Tuesday called on Norwegian companies active...

Iran Journalist Flees Zarif Delegation to Stay in Sweden

Iran Journalist Flees Zarif Delegation to Stay in Sweden

An Iranian journalist covering Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s Nordic tour has fled the official delegation and applied for residency...

Ex-diplomats Urge Trump to Pressure Poland on Rule of Law

Ex-diplomats Urge Trump to Pressure Poland on Rule of Law

Almost two dozen Polish former ambassadors are telling U.S. President Donald Trump that Poland’s democracy is at risk, and urging...

Bolton: No Need For Zelenskiy to ‘Rush’ Into Action On Donbas

Bolton: No Need For Zelenskiy to ‘Rush’ Into Action On Donbas

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton says there is no need for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to “rush” into any...

Russian Firm Sues Boeing Over Max Jet, Open To Settlement

Russian Firm Sues Boeing Over Max Jet, Open To Settlement

A Russian aircraft leasing company says it has filed a lawsuit against Boeing over an order of 35 Boeing 737...

European Court Condemns Russia Over Magnitsky’s 2009 Death in Custody

European Court Condemns Russia Over Magnitsky’s 2009 Death in Custody

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Russia for “multiple violations” committed against Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer...

Iranian President: First Lift Sanctions, Then Let’s Talk

Iranian President: First Lift Sanctions, Then Let’s Talk

Iran’s president back-pedaled Tuesday on possible talks with Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president must first lift sanctions imposed on...

Moscow Shows Limited Enthusiasm Over Possibly Being Re-Admitted to G-7

Moscow Shows Limited Enthusiasm Over Possibly Being Re-Admitted to G-7

One topic at the just-concluded G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, was U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia be invited...

France, Africa Launch $300 Million Initiative for African Women Entrepreneurs

France, Africa Launch $300 Million Initiative for African Women Entrepreneurs

Peter Clottey contributed to this report.French President Emmanuel Macron and the African Development Bank have launched a $300 million initiative...