The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Sunday that global trade tensions posed the "principal threat" to the world economic outlook and U.S.-China tariffs could make a "significant dent" in any recovery. "The principal threat stems from continuing trade tensions," said Christine...

France is ready to consider paring back its 15-percent stake in Renault in the interests of consolidating the automaker's alliance with Japanese partner Nissan, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Saturday. In an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers' meeting in...

 NASA said Friday it will open up the International Space Station for tourism and other business ventures as of next year, as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab. NASA made the announcement at a news conference, and said costs and arrangements for flying...

Ford will close its engine plant in Bridgend, south Wales, by September 2020, a trade union said on Thursday, putting 1,700 jobs at risk in the latest blow to Britain’s car industry. Ford is making cuts in several markets to turn around loss-making operations and has also repeatedly...