World Jan 01 Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019 The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in eight fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018.
World Dec 12 European Central Bank chief says economic slowdown is stabilizing ECB head Christine Lagarde said that recent economic indicators are “weak overall” but “point to some stabilizing in the slowdown of of economic growth.”…
Economy Dec 06 OPEC nations and Russia agree to cut oil output to lift prices The nations have agreed to cut their crude production by an extra 500,000 barrels a day.
Economy Sep 04 Incoming European Central Bank head defends low interest rates During hearings in the European parliament Wednesday, Lagarde said the job requires both a commitment to the basic mandate to keep prices stable and the "agility" to come up with new ways to meet unforeseen trouble.
Nation Sep 02 Global stocks mixed after U.S. and China increase tariffs U.S. stock and markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday, draining some of the energy from global trading. Benchmarks in London, Paris and Shanghai advanced. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined.
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.