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”

Iran: ‘Not Enough’ Progress Made at Last-Ditch Nuclear Deal Talks

Iran: ‘Not Enough’ Progress Made at Last-Ditch Nuclear Deal Talks

European countries offered too little at last-ditch talks on Friday to persuade Iran to back off from its plans to breach limits...

Jimmy Carter Claims Russia Won Trump the White House

Jimmy Carter Claims Russia Won Trump the White House

Former President Jimmy Carter says he believes President Donald Trump actually lost the 2016 election and is only president because...

Four Ukrainians Released From Separatist Captivity

Four Ukrainians Released From Separatist Captivity

Four Ukrainian nationals have been released from separatist captivity and handed over to the Ukrainian government.The rare prisoner release, originally...

Iran Sees Some Progress on Nuclear Deal, but not Enough

Iran Sees Some Progress on Nuclear Deal, but not Enough

A meeting of the remaining partners in the Iranian nuclear deal produced some progress but not enough to satisfy Tehran’s...

Lowe’s Announces Charlotte, North Carolina Global Tech Hub

Lowe’s Announces Charlotte, North Carolina Global Tech Hub

Lowe’s has selected Charlotte, North Carolina, to house a 2,000-employee global tech hub. The city hopes the project will cement...

May Tells Putin Russia Must End Irresponsible Activity

May Tells Putin Russia Must End Irresponsible Activity

British Prime Minister Theresa May told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Russia must end its “irresponsible and destabilizing...

Russians Have Low Expectations of Latest Putin-Trump Encounter

Russians Have Low Expectations of Latest Putin-Trump Encounter

The scheduled meeting Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines...

Second Florida City Pays Ransom to Hackers

Second Florida City Pays Ransom to Hackers

A second small city in Florida has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to cybercriminals who...

Twitter to Label Tweets by Leaders Who Break Its Rules

Twitter to Label Tweets by Leaders Who Break Its Rules

Twitter will begin labeling tweets by world leaders that violate its rules, but that it says still serve the “public...

Facebook Seeks Outside Review of Decisions to Ban Certain Content

Facebook Seeks Outside Review of Decisions to Ban Certain Content

Facebook will seek nominations for a 40-person content oversight board “soon,” according to a blog post by the social media...

Video Game Helps Farmers Fight Disease

Video Game Helps Farmers Fight Disease

Video games aren’t just for fun — they can also be used to fight disease, new research shows.Scientists combined video...

Erdogan Seeks Out Trump to End Dispute on Russian Missile System

Erdogan Seeks Out Trump to End Dispute on Russian Missile System

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking forward to a meeting with President Donald Trump to end the escalating crisis...

US Gets No Commitment From Allies to Thwart Iran Threat

US Gets No Commitment From Allies to Thwart Iran Threat

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he came away with no firm commitments from NATO allies to participate in...

European, US Diplomats Meet in Paris for Iran Talks

European, US Diplomats Meet in Paris for Iran Talks

 The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook is meeting with top French, German and British diplomats in Paris for...

Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event

Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at...

Migrant Ship Enters Italian Waters Despite Warnings

Migrant Ship Enters Italian Waters Despite Warnings

A German humanitarian ship carrying 42 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya has reached Italian waters, defying orders from...

Spain Separatists’ Terror Link to Venezuela Appears Well-Trodden

Spain Separatists’ Terror Link to Venezuela Appears Well-Trodden

When the Basque terrorist group ETA’s most wanted fugitive, Josu Ternera, accused of ordering a 1987 bombing that killed 11...

NATO Weighs Boost to Air Defenses Over Russia Missile System

NATO Weighs Boost to Air Defenses Over Russia Missile System

NATO is considering beefing up European air and missile defenses and ramping up its war games plans should Russia fail...

Huawei Loses Trade Secrets Theft Case Against US Chip Designer

Huawei Loses Trade Secrets Theft Case Against US Chip Designer

A logo of Huawei marks one of the company’s buildings in Dongguan, in China’s Guangdong province, March 6, 2019. A...

Bitcoin Soars Past $13,000 as Facebook’s Libra Fuels Demand

Bitcoin Soars Past $13,000 as Facebook’s Libra Fuels Demand

Bitcoin jumped to an 18-month high on Wednesday, as investors looked for safety in alternative investments amid geopolitical tension, and...

Trump Heads to Japan for G-20 Summit

Trump Heads to Japan for G-20 Summit

Just a month after a state visit to Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the East Asian country...

What’s At Stake for Silicon Valley in US-China Trade Talks

What’s At Stake for Silicon Valley in US-China Trade Talks

With U.S. and Chinese leaders set to meet this week on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Japan, there...