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”

Organization in Iraq’s Kurdish Region Helps College Graduates Start Businesses

Organization in Iraq’s Kurdish Region Helps College Graduates Start Businesses

One of the biggest concerns for university graduates in Iraq is finding a job. Young graduates often seek the government’s...

Microsoft Says Iran-Linked Hackers Targeted Businesses

Microsoft Says Iran-Linked Hackers Targeted Businesses

Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the...

Microsoft: Businesses Targeted by Iran-Linked Hackers

Microsoft: Businesses Targeted by Iran-Linked Hackers

Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the...

Huawei Global Business Model Relied on Bribes, Corruption

Huawei Global Business Model Relied on Bribes, Corruption

In Algeria, it was banned from bidding for public contracts after one of its executives was convicted of bribery.  ...

Business Space for Women Fosters Creativity, Cooperation

Business Space for Women Fosters Creativity, Cooperation

Finding a comfortable working environment can sometimes be difficult, especially for women working in male-dominated fields like science and technology....

UK Businesses Brace for No-Deal Brexit

UK Businesses Brace for No-Deal Brexit

Brexit has British business owners on edge — and that is great news for Lovespace, a storage and warehousing company...

Government Shutdown Hurts Small Businesses

Government Shutdown Hurts Small Businesses

The 800,000 federal workers who are not being paid or are working without pay during the partial government shutdown were...

Protectionism, Dysfunction Could Hurt US Businesses, Warns Chamber of Commerce

Protectionism, Dysfunction Could Hurt US Businesses, Warns Chamber of Commerce

Rising global authoritarianism, trade protectionism and the weakening of global institutions threaten U.S. businesses, the head of the U.S. Chamber...

Gaza Cafe Owner Offers Fish Pedicures to Improve Business

Gaza Cafe Owner Offers Fish Pedicures to Improve Business

When Mahmoud Othman tried to figure a way to save his cafe business in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, he was...

Guinea Bissau Women Entrepreneurs Share Ideas, Expand Business

Guinea Bissau Women Entrepreneurs Share Ideas, Expand Business

A group of young female business owners in Guinea Bissau have banded together to learn more about the business world...

Debt Threat: Business Debt, Worries About it, Are up

Debt Threat: Business Debt, Worries About it, Are up

Homeowners appear to have learned the lesson of the Great Recession about not taking on too much debt. There is...

Cameroon Gaming Stars Become Business Superheroes

Cameroon Gaming Stars Become Business Superheroes

One of Cameroon’s first video games studios and most successful digital startups is growing into a major player in the...

‘Perfect Time,’ Ethical Businesses Say, to Drive Social Change

‘Perfect Time,’ Ethical Businesses Say, to Drive Social Change

Ethically driven businesses are becoming increasingly popular and profitable but they can face threats for shaking up the existing order,...

Women-to-Women Business Fund Comes to Britain

Women-to-Women Business Fund Comes to Britain

A women-to-women investment fund is coming to Britain next month to boost financing for female-owned businesses, its founder said Thursday,...

Facebook Seeing Growth in Business Network Workplace

Facebook Seeing Growth in Business Network Workplace

Facebook on Tuesday hosted its first global summit spotlighting a growing Workplace platform launched two years ago as a private...

Business is Booming in Vietnam

Business is Booming in Vietnam

Foreign companies have been flocking to Vietnam. Earlier this year, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms Warburg Pincus...

Survey: US Tariffs Hurting American Businesses in China

Survey: US Tariffs Hurting American Businesses in China

Even before U.S.-China trade tensions began escalating dramatically, foreign businesses who operate in China were warning about the impact tariffs...