Flagship universities in Maryland and North Carolina have canceled study abroad programs in Italy and are working to bring students home amid the continuing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Just about anything, at any time, can happen working retail. But, two weeks ago at our small winery, something occurred that I suspect could only happen right now, during China’s ascending financial star. During a tasting with four business professionals, ...

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Welcome to the first Monday in March, a month that promises madness and, of course, the weekly roundup of legal news. — Grosseto, Italy, might be the new hot spot for plaintiffs’ attorneys. — Martin Sheen and George Clooney play lawyers in a stage ...

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The grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia has raised questions about the safety of the ever-increasing size of cruise ships. But experts say that these new megaships have the latest safety and navigation technology and pose little risk to ...

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WASHINGTON — The luxury cruise liner that ran aground off the Italian coast has rattled even the most die-hard “cruisers” in an industry where catastrophic accidents are rare, but it’s unlikely to do significant long-term damage. The Costa Concordia hit ...

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NEW YORK — Stocks rallied Friday as new governments get ready to take over in Italy and Greece, the two countries at the center of Europe’s debt crisis. Italy’s Senate approved an economic reform bill, opening the way for Premier ...

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SunEdison LLC of Beltsville, a worldwide solar energy services provider, said a German investment company purchased 33 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems located in Italy and Spain. Terms of the transaction, including financial details, were not disclosed. The same company, ...

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MARSEILLE, France  — The financial leaders of the world’s most developed economies were wrangling Friday over how to revive a faltering economic recovery at a time when interest rates are already low and government debt is high. The so-called Group ...

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MONACO — It’s not just European governments that are mired in debt. Financial problems are increasingly affecting the most beloved institutions on the continent — soccer teams. Work stoppages, club bankruptcies and spiraling debts are all adding up in soccer’s ...

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LONDON — A pledge by the Federal Reserve to keep extremely low interest rates for another couple of years has calmed investors’ jitters, sending stock markets around the world higher Wednesday. The Fed’s surprise announcement Tuesday that it would likely ...

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