The head of the IMF questioned on Monday any debate about when to roll back stimulus spending, saying the world economy had yet to weather the worst of a recession that claimed a record number of European jobs.

Aerospace company Boeing Co. said Monday that it will buy hardware and software provider eXMeritus Inc. in order to broaden its cyber and intelligence market presence.

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “GCC Wastewater 2009 – The drive for capacity” report to their offering.

An order from Qatar Airways looked set to brighten a glum start to a rain-soaked Paris Air Show on Monday as the Gulf carrier displays its financial muscle in the face of competing airlines bludgeoned by recession.

Finland’s annual inflation rate fell to zero in May, the lowest level in 5 years, the government statistics agency said Monday.

When President Barack Obama increased unemployment benefits as part of his economic stimulus, he also made some Americans ineligible for hundreds of dollars a month in food stamps.

ONTARIO, Calif.—-As A/H1N1 flu cases in Europe and areas outside North America mounted, the World Health Organization raised the global threat level to 6, proclaiming the world’s first flu pandemic in 41 years.