David McHugh
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Around the globe, COVID-19 cancels spring travel for millions
They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college students going on road trips and...

Coronavirus outbreak chills markets, outlook for global economy
The widening coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously disrupt the global economy, just as it was steadying itself against headwinds from the U.S.-China trade dispute.

Is the euro a problem? A look at its role in Italy’s drama
Italy's political turmoil has roiled global financial markets this week and raised questions about the country's future as a member of Europe's shared currency, the euro.

Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey tests
Automaker Volkswagen has suspended a top executive in response to widespread public criticism over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust.

German automakers’ shares fall on diesel emissions concerns
The German auto industry's troubles over excessive diesel emissions are looming larger.

G-20 shuts Trump out on climate, strike deal on trade
Leaders of the world's top economic powers reaffirmed their support Saturday for free trade but tempered their statement by acknowledging countries could defend their home companies and markets against unfair...

Trump, G-7 peers seek deals on terrorism, trade, climate
TAORMINA, Sicily -- The differences are well-known: climate change, trade and migration threaten to throw a summit of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies off its consensus game, with President...

Euro dodges new crisis with Macron win, but needs fixes
LISBON, Portugal — Vitor Rodrigues remembers when they told him in the 1990s that the euro would bring affluence. The owner and only full-time employee of the Leituria bookstore on...