World Aug 25 Best G-7 can do for global economy: just don’t make it worse The global economy craves a double shot of confidence right now but the best that leaders of the Group of Seven can offer is a less intoxicating cocktail: not making things worse.
World Aug 24 G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leaders Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France.
Economy Jul 25 European Central Bank joins Fed in paving way for stimulus The ECB's rate-setting board left its key interest benchmarks unchanged at a policy meeting Thursday but said it could cut them as its next move.
Economy Jul 09 Volkswagen to stop making the Beetle after 81 years Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico.
World Apr 15 Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud and other offenses in connection with the company's massive, multi-year effort to cheat on diesel emissions testing.
World Mar 03 Merkel’s fate hangs on vote by potential coalition partner German Chancellor Angela Merkel is awaiting the results of a vote by her potential coalition partner — the center-left Social Democrats — to learn if she will be able to form a new government.