Train drivers across Germany go on strike to demand better pay in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing 700 trains, including 190 freights, to a standstill. The strike is expected to end early Friday. 2021-08-11
Disneyland, the second most visited amusement park in the world, reopens with a limited capacity and guidelines for social distancing face masks in effect after more than one year of closure due to the pandemic. 2021-04-30
Denmark's GDP contracts 3.7% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. 2021-02-15
The UK's national debt exceeds £2 trillion ($2.61tn) for the first time, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. 2020-08-21
The United Kingdom's economy officially enters recession for the first time since 2009, according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak. 2020-08-12
Europe's largest coach operator Shearings collapses into administration with 2,460 immediate job losses and thousands of holidays cancelled. 2020-05-22
The Federal Reserve Bank announces the commitment to buy any amount of government-backed securities needed to keep interest rates down. Among other measures being developed to support the real economy, it will also establish a special purpose vehicle allowing it to buy investment-grade corporate bonds directly. 2020-03-23