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”

Austria: Firtash Extradition to US Blocked by ‘Extensive’ Bid to Reopen Case

Austria: Firtash Extradition to US Blocked by ‘Extensive’ Bid to Reopen Case

This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service.  Some information is from AP.WASHINGTON — The Austrian justice minister’s Tuesday announcement that...

Lotus Showcases First Pure Electric Sports Car

Lotus Showcases First Pure Electric Sports Car

British sports car maker Lotus revealed its pure electric “hypercar” on Tuesday, the first completely new vehicle to be launched...

Member States’ Nominee Von der Leyen Wins EU Top Job

Member States’ Nominee Von der Leyen Wins EU Top Job

German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen was narrowly elected president of the European Commission on Tuesday after winning over...

Trump Threatens to Launch Probe into Google’s Alleged Ties with China

Trump Threatens to Launch Probe into Google’s Alleged Ties with China

U.S. President Donald Trump is warning his administration may launch a probe into Google over accusations the U.S. technology giant...

US, French Differences Over Tech Tax Resurface at G-7 Meeting

US, French Differences Over Tech Tax Resurface at G-7 Meeting

Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers will hold talks Wednesday outside Paris that are likely to be dominated...

Ukrainian Hacker Sought by US Arrested

Ukrainian Hacker Sought by US Arrested

Ukraine has arrested an alleged major computer hacker who has been sought by the United States for years.The head of...

Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

Bulgarian officials said Tuesday that unidentified hackers have stolen the personal details of millions of people from Bulgaria’s national revenue...

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm at Technology-Rich Cchools

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm at Technology-Rich Cchools

Cyberattacks on schools are leading to disruptions in instruction in districts that have thoroughly integrated technology.The FBI says cyberattacks have...

No Evidence of Russia Buying Iran’s Oil in Claimed Defiance of US Sanctions

No Evidence of Russia Buying Iran’s Oil in Claimed Defiance of US Sanctions

This article originated in VOA’s Persian Service. Danila Galperovich of VOA’s Russian Service contributed.A Russian bid to defy U.S. sanctions on...

EU Slaps Sanctions on Turkey Over Gas Drilling Off Cyprus

EU Slaps Sanctions on Turkey Over Gas Drilling Off Cyprus

European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions against...

House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies

House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies

U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Monday pressed major social media companies on how they plan...

Pearson Goes ‘Digital First’ in US College Market

Pearson Goes ‘Digital First’ in US College Market

Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, will release all its titles for the United States college market in digital form...

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Russian S-400s Will Be Fully Deployed by April 2020

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Russian S-400s Will Be Fully Deployed by April 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Russian S-400 missile defense system, parts of which have been delivered...

US Treasury Chief: Facebook Currency Plan Ripe for Illicit Use

US Treasury Chief: Facebook Currency Plan Ripe for Illicit Use

The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook’s ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the Treasury...

Von der Leyen Faces Crucial Vote in Quest to Lead EU Executive

Von der Leyen Faces Crucial Vote in Quest to Lead EU Executive

Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen faces a make-or-break vote on Tuesday in her quest to be the European Commission’s first...

France’s Macron Pledges to Relaunch Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue

France’s Macron Pledges to Relaunch Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would to help relaunch talks to normalize ties between Serbia and Kosovo...

Spain PM’s Talk of Breakdown Raises Concern of Repeat Election

Spain PM’s Talk of Breakdown Raises Concern of Repeat Election

Spain’s caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, called an end on Monday to power-sharing talks with the only major political party...

Syria Likely to Turn to Russia for Fuel

Syria Likely to Turn to Russia for Fuel

The impounding last week off the coast of Gibraltar by British marines of an Iranian tanker loaded with oil destined...

German Defense Minister Resigns to Pursue EU’s Top Job

German Defense Minister Resigns to Pursue EU’s Top Job

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen says she is resigning from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet to focus on becoming...

Bitcoin Drops More Than 10% As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrencies Grows

Bitcoin Drops More Than 10% As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrencies Grows

Bitcoin slumped more than 10% over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies grew...

Codebreaker Alan Turing To Be Face of New British Banknote

Codebreaker Alan Turing To Be Face of New British Banknote

Codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new 50 pound note, the Bank...

Britain’s Top Diplomat: Iran Nuclear Deal Can be Saved 

Britain’s Top Diplomat: Iran Nuclear Deal Can be Saved 

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday that the international deal on Iran’s nuclear program “isn’t dead yet,” and that...