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”

German Migrant Rescue Captain Appears in Italian Court

German Migrant Rescue Captain Appears in Italian Court

The German captain of a migrant rescue ship made her first court appearance in an Italian court on Monday, following...

US Embassy in Russia Worried About Condition of Jailed American

US Embassy in Russia Worried About Condition of Jailed American

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow says the condition of an American man held on spying charges in Russia has worsened.The...

Tense Albanian Local Elections Pass Without Major Incident

Tense Albanian Local Elections Pass Without Major Incident

Albania has avoided clashes during municipal elections amid high tensions between the ruling and opposition parties and a tug-of-war between...

Champion Spanish Boxer Fights for Women’s Rights

Champion Spanish Boxer Fights for Women’s Rights

A victim of domestic abuse while pregnant and now a mother of two, Miriam Gutierrez is a champion Spanish boxer...

Trump Allowing Select US Firms to Supply Huawei Has Some in Congress Fuming

Trump Allowing Select US Firms to Supply Huawei Has Some in Congress Fuming

National security hawks who normally side with U.S. President Donald Trump on foreign policy issues are up in arms over...

Detained German Migrant Rescue Ship Captain Flooded With Support, Donations

Detained German Migrant Rescue Ship Captain Flooded With Support, Donations

Thousands of people rallied to the support of a German captain of a migrant rescue ship who was arrested after...

Albanians Voting in Tense Local Elections

Albanians Voting in Tense Local Elections

Albanians are heading to the polls amid high tensions between the ruling and opposition parties and a tug-of-war between the...

Conservative Contenders Harden Brexit Language, Prompting EU Warnings

Conservative Contenders Harden Brexit Language, Prompting EU Warnings

Both candidates to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader and Britain’s next prime minister are now laying the political groundwork...

IOM: Migrant Deaths Globally Top 32,000 Since 2014

IOM: Migrant Deaths Globally Top 32,000 Since 2014

The International Organization for Migration says more than 32,000 migrants worldwide have died or gone missing between 2014 and 2018,...

Libyan Fighters Threaten to Target Turkish Interests

Libyan Fighters Threaten to Target Turkish Interests

The forces of Libya’s Khalifa Hifter said Friday that Turkish vessels and interests are “legitimate targets” in its battle to...

Midwifery Students Learn How to Use Cutting-Edge Technology to Bring Life into the World

Midwifery Students Learn How to Use Cutting-Edge Technology to Bring Life into the World

Augmented technology, or AR, has been around for a few years.  Just ask anyone who ever played the Pokemon Go...

Scientists Teach Robots to Use Experience to Perform Better

Scientists Teach Robots to Use Experience to Perform Better

Professors at the University of Maryland are looking to dramatically improve basic artificial intelligence as they attempt to teach robots...

American Baseball Brings a Wild Show to London

American Baseball Brings a Wild Show to London

Rest assured, British fans: Most baseball games are not like the one played Saturday in London, not even the crazy...

Italy Arrests Captain of Charity  Vessel Carrying Migrants

Italy Arrests Captain of Charity Vessel Carrying Migrants

Italian police Saturday arrested the captain of the Dutch-flagged Sea Watch 3 vessel, owned by a German charity, after it...

Tens of Thousands Join Gay Pride Parades Around the World 

Tens of Thousands Join Gay Pride Parades Around the World 

Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world on Saturday, including a boisterous party...

Thousands March in Madrid to Save Anti-Pollution Plan

Thousands March in Madrid to Save Anti-Pollution Plan

Thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to ask the Spanish capital’s new mayor not to ditch ambitious traffic restrictions in...

Europe Set to Sizzle Again as Heat Wave Continues

Europe Set to Sizzle Again as Heat Wave Continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as the heatwave continued across the continent.The Meteo-France weather service lifted its...

Europe set to Sizzle Again as Heatwave Continues

Europe set to Sizzle Again as Heatwave Continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as the heatwave continued across the continent.The Meteo-France weather service lifted its...

Can a $35 Computer Reinvigorate the PC Market?

Can a $35 Computer Reinvigorate the PC Market?

The desktop personal computer changed the world when it was introduced back in the 1970s. But lately laptops and phones...

Putin Says Liberalism ‘obsolete’; Elton John Disagrees

Putin Says Liberalism ‘obsolete’; Elton John Disagrees

Elton John on Friday called out Russian President Vladimir Putin for saying that liberalism is “obsolete” and conflicts with the...

US Senate Approves Expanded Military Aid to Ukraine  

US Senate Approves Expanded Military Aid to Ukraine  

The U.S. Senate’s version of the annual authorization for American armed forces earmarks $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, $50...

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...