More than 60 U.N. agencies and international organizations are urging governments to take immediate steps to address the unfolding global recession and financial crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the world’s poorest countries
European finance ministers have agreed on more than a half-trillion euros, or $550 billion, of support programs to cushion the recession caused by the virus outbreak
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the coronavirus pandemic will push the global economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression
The Federal Reserve said Thursday it would pump up to an additional $2.3 trillion into critical segments of the U.S. economy, seeking to support small- and mid-sized businesses as well as state and local governments
Iraq’s intelligence chief has been appointed the country’s third prime minister-designate in just over a month
The British government is getting a bigger overdraft at the Bank of England, a further sign of the severe strains on its finances caused by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
The International Cycling Union has taken what it calls "some drastic action” to cut costs amid a revenue shortfall from hundreds of events canceled or postponed during the coronavirus pandemic
Iraq’s second prime minister-designate in just over a month withdrew his candidacy Thursday following political infighting, leaving a leadership vacuum at the helm of the government amid a severe economic crisis and viral pandemic
Democrats are wrestling over how best to assail President Donald Trump for how he's handling the coronavirus pandemic and the economy’s shutdown
