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”

UK’s Labour Shifts Policy, Now Backs New Brexit Referendum

UK’s Labour Shifts Policy, Now Backs New Brexit Referendum

 Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country’s soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on...

Spain’s Socialists Won’t Seek to Form Government if They Lose July Votes

Spain’s Socialists Won’t Seek to Form Government if They Lose July Votes

Spain’s Socialists said on Tuesday they would give up trying to install their leader Pedro Sanchez as prime minister if...

Austrian Justice Minister: No Decision on Ukrainian Tycoon Extradition

Austrian Justice Minister: No Decision on Ukrainian Tycoon Extradition

This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. WASHINGTON — Austria’s acting justice minister says he has yet to decide whether...

Russian Parliament Calls for Sanctions on Georgia, Amid Heightened Tensions

Russian Parliament Calls for Sanctions on Georgia, Amid Heightened Tensions

Russian lawmakers voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for sanctions against Georgia, amid increased tension between...

Erdogan Attends Commemoration for Srebrenica Victims in Bosnia

Erdogan Attends Commemoration for Srebrenica Victims in Bosnia

Thousands of people, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attended a commemoration ceremony in Sarajevo on Tuesday before the 24th...

Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups

Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups

Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups using dehumanizing language.   The social network already bars hateful language...

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’

Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first “war...

Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe’s Top Court

Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe’s Top Court

An Austrian privacy campaigner’s long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union’s...

Greece’s New, Conservative Cabinet is Sworn In

Greece’s New, Conservative Cabinet is Sworn In

Greece’s new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, two days after conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won early elections on pledges...

British Red-Faced Over Leaked Cables Criticizing Trump

British Red-Faced Over Leaked Cables Criticizing Trump

Theresa May says Britain’s beleaguered ambassador in Washington still enjoys her “full support” — despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s excoriation...

Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter Is A Wanted Man In Turkey

Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter Is A Wanted Man In Turkey

Turkish-born NBA basketball player Enes Kanter is a wanted man by Turkey, which has revoked his passport and considers him...

Police Conduct Anti-Doping Busts Across Europe, 234 Arrested 

Police Conduct Anti-Doping Busts Across Europe, 234 Arrested 

A massive continent-wide police operation has netted 24 tons of anabolic steroid powder and 234 arrests across Europe. It also resulted...

E-Scooters Put Swedish Startup on Road to Positive Cashflow

E-Scooters Put Swedish Startup on Road to Positive Cashflow

Growing numbers of young people whizzing around Europe’s big cities on electric scooters may represent a nightmare for some pedestrians...

EU, Cyprus Protest as Second Turkish Ship Plans to Drill Off Island

EU, Cyprus Protest as Second Turkish Ship Plans to Drill Off Island

A Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas close to Cyprus dropped anchor off the island on Monday,...

Eurozone Welcomes Croatia’s Bid to Join Euro, at Earliest in 2023

Eurozone Welcomes Croatia’s Bid to Join Euro, at Earliest in 2023

Croatia has submitted a formal bid to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM-2), an early stage on the path...

Ukraine’s New President Proposes Talks With Putin

Ukraine’s New President Proposes Talks With Putin

Ukraine’s new president has proposed holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict in the east and...

Vatican Lifts Envoy’s Immunity over Sex Assault Claims: France

Vatican Lifts Envoy’s Immunity over Sex Assault Claims: France

The Vatican has lifted the diplomatic immunity of its Paris envoy under investigation for alleged sexual assault, the French foreign...

Turkish Journalists Slam Report Alleging Bias In International News Reporting

Turkish Journalists Slam Report Alleging Bias In International News Reporting

A new report issued by a Turkish think tank with ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development...

For Rural Broadband, Sometimes Cities Must Step In

For Rural Broadband, Sometimes Cities Must Step In

A few years ago, the Oklahoma town of Tuttle suddenly found itself without cable or internet service after a local...

Conservative Ousts Leftist Premier in Greek Early Elections

Conservative Ousts Leftist Premier in Greek Early Elections

Conservative Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis rode to a landslide victory over leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Sunday’s parliamentary...

US Defeats Netherlands 2-0 in Women’s World Cup Final

US Defeats Netherlands 2-0 in Women’s World Cup Final

Updated July 7, 8:50 pm Lisa Bryant contributed to this report from Paris. The heavily favored United States team has...

Greek Conservatives Oust Leftist Premier Tsipras

Greek Conservatives Oust Leftist Premier Tsipras

Conservative Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis rode to a landslide victory over leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Sunday’s parliamentary...