Global leaders promised Tuesday to support economic growth and create jobs as the financial turmoil in Europe continues to undermine confidence around the world.
U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at the conclusion of the G-20 Summit, said Tuesday he encouraged eurozone leaders to develop a framework for "European integration" rather than breaking apart.
In Mexico, President Barack Obama met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the results of the Greek election as he prepared to join other world leaders at a summit aimed at boosting a sluggish global economic recovery.
European leaders have taken "substantial" steps to contain the eurozone debt crisis, but they need to build a stronger financial firewall to ensure the safety of the global economy, top finance officials said Sunday.
President Obama speaks about the progress made at the G20 meetings in a joint interview with French President Sarkozy.
Late last week, the leaders and finance ministers of the 20 biggest economies, the G-20, met in Cannes for their annual media extravaganza.
The debt crisis in Europe continues to hang over the global economy after a summit of world leaders last week failed to produce any tangible new solutions.
After a summit dominated by concerns about Europe, the world's most powerful political leaders produced a two-page "action plan" for the global economy that builds largely on existing policies previously stated goals.
China will make new commitments on its exchange rate policy Friday as part of the official Group of 20 communiqué, according to a U.S. official close to the matter.
President Obama said Thursday that resolving the debt crisis in Europe is the top priority for world leaders as they gather here for talks on the global economy.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets Tuesday in this sleepy city on the French Riviera to send a message to the world's most powerful leaders.
The world's most powerful political leaders will gather this week in France to chart a course for the global economy as the outlook for growth remains fraught with risks.
Finance ministers from the world's largest economies pledged Saturday to take "all necessary actions" to stabilize global financial markets and ensure that banks are well capitalized.
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world's largest economies reiterated their pledge to stabilize the global economy, but they failed to impress investors, who are eager for the Group of 20 to take action.
The global recovery "is in danger of skidding off course", according to the latest Brookings Institution-Financial Times tracking index of the world economy, with growth slowing down sharply amid financial turbulence and policy paralysis.
Finance officials from the world's largest industrialized nations pledged Friday to work together to support the sputtering global economy. The Group of Seven issued a brief statement as finance ministers and central bankers kicked off a two-day meeting in Marseille, France. "We meet at a time of new challenges to global economic recovery with significant challenges to growth, fiscal deficits and sovereign debt stemming from past accumulated imbalances," the G7 said. "This is reflected in heightened tensions in global financial markets."
CNN's Robyn Curnow moderates a panel discussing the G-20's role, turning Africa's potential into results.
People around the world are changing their diets because of soaring food prices, according to a new study.
You've heard of the G8, the G-20, and maybe even the G5, but what are they? CNN's Michael Holmes explains it to you.
British prosecutors are charging a policeman with manslaughter over the death of a man during G-20 protests in London in 2009 -- reversing an earlier decision not to press charges -- they announced Tuesday.
As global food prices rise near record highs, the World Bank warned Thursday that further spikes could push millions more people deeper into poverty.
Financial ministers from G-20 nations head this weekend to Washington, where they will brainstorm a new set of standards to tackle global economic imbalances.
The French finance ministry came under a large-scale cyber attack in December that targeted G20 documents, France's Budget Minister Francois Baroin told French radio on Monday.
CNN's Jim Bitterman reports on the conclusions of the G20 summit.
The world's leading nations concluded a two-day G-20 meeting in Paris on Saturday by pledging to support the new governments arising in revolution-torn Egypt and Tunisia.
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the Dow rising to a two-year high as the two-day meeting of the G-20 finance ministers kicked off in France.
U.S. stocks were set to open little changed Friday as investors took a wait-and-see approach to the G-20 meeting of finance ministers underway in France.
A sell-off in U.S. stocks picked up steam Friday afternoon, following a volatile trading session in Asian markets that ended with the Shanghai Composite down more than 5%.
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The G-20 summit wrapped up Friday in South Korea, with leaders of the world's top economies acknowledging that "risks remain," as some countries enjoy strong growth and others muddle along.
Leaders of the G-20 nations on Friday agreed to "refrain" from all-out currency warfare, but failed to meet high expectations that they would come up with a plan to stabilize the world economy.
Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, talks to CNN's Anna Coren at the G-20 summit in Seoul.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in his hometown of Seoul for the G-20 summit and is calling on nations to not forget about the real reasons why they have gathered in the Korean capital.
CNN's Ed Henry discuss the challenges for President Obama at the G-20 summit.
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U.S. stocks were set to open lower Thursday, with particular weakness among technology issues after Cisco Systems issued a disappointing forecast.
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U.S. stocks made a comeback Wednesday afternoon to finish higher, as the dollar turned lower after an earlier rally. But the gains were tepid as investors remained jittery ahead of the G-20 meeting.
CNN's Max Foster interviews Jose Vinals of the International Monetary Fund.
President Obama talks about Indonesia's struggle for freedom in a visit to the country.
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, where the leaders of top global economies will convene at the G-20 summit to try to stabilize the world's financial markets.
The Group of 20 Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on November 11 and 12, may be the most important meeting of this group to date.
As global leaders prepare to debate international trade imbalances this week, both the U.S. and China announced data that points to a continued trade disparity between the world's two largest economies.
One analyst says sparks will fly at the G-20 with the U.S. taking the heat. CNN's Pauline Chiou reports.
U.S. stocks were set to open with slight gains Tuesday, as gold prices hit another intraday record amid a weaker dollar. But with little to propel stocks in either direction, trading could be choppy.
Treasuries came under pressure Monday as investors turned to a bond auction for direction in the absence of major economic reports.
Growing criticism of U.S. Federal Reserve policy is fueling global tensions as leaders of the world's largest economies prepare to meet in South Korea Wednesday.
U.S. stocks were poised to open slightly lower Monday as investors shift their focus to the global economic picture.
CNN's Pauline Chiou talks to ING's Pranay Gupta about the impact of the G-20 meeting on global investors.
U.S. stocks were set rise at the open, as investors prepared themselves for a busy week of quarterly results and the midterm elections.
CNN's Paula Hancocks reports from the G-20 finance ministers meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met China's Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday and "exchanged views" about economic relations between their countries, both sides said.
A group representing the world's most prominent finance ministers wrapped up a two-day meeting in Korea Saturday with a pledge to not engage in currency wars or other economically protectionist policies.
Stocks ended mixed Friday, but slightly higher for the week, as investors balanced strong U.S. corporate earnings against currency tensions at a summit of the world's major economies.
The Obama administration has a big goal going into this weekend's Group of 20 finance ministers' meeting in South Korea: Press China and other nations to allow currencies appreciate.
U.S. stocks were set to open higher Friday, as investors mulled over strong earnings reports and currency tensions at a summit of the world's major economies.
After freefalling for weeks, the U.S. dollar appears to finally be groping for a bottom.
South Korea will mobilize its largest security force ever in anticipation of widespread protests during the G-20 summit next month in Seoul, the Yonhap news agency said.
Greece's Finance Minister says there is common ground for countries to resolve the current global currency spat.
The officer who pushed a man that later died at last year's G-20 protests in London, England, will face disciplinary proceedings for gross misconduct, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson said Tuesday.
ITN's James Blake reports on the investigation into the death of a by-stander during G-20 protests in London.
No charges will be filed against a police officer who struck a man who later died during the G-20 protests in London last year, the director of public prosecutions said Thursday.
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Treasury prices gained Monday after world leaders called for drastic deficit cuts at the G-20 economic summit this weekend.
Oil prices slipped Monday, falling from a 7-week high settlement price during the previous session, as concerns about the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico began to ease.
U.S. stocks were expected to open flat Monday after leaders of the world's economic powers committed to reducing deficits over the next few years and reports on personal income and spending came in close to expectations.
The Group of 20 leaders meeting in Canada this weekend "have forged a coordinated response to the worst global economic crisis in our time," U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday at the conclusion of the summit.
Protesters at the G-20 Summit set two police car ablaze during demonstrations in downtown Toronto, Canada.
Leaders of the world's most important economies agreed to ambitious targets for getting deficits under control, pledging to cut them in half by 2013, according to a statement made following the G-20 summit this weekend in Toronto.
A police car was set on fire by protesters demonstrating during the G-20 summit in Toronto, Ontario
Police said they were preparing for more disruptions Sunday after groups of protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to penetrate the fence surrounding the G-20 summit.
As world leaders meet in Toronto for the G-20 meeting, CNN's Jim Boulden examines what's on the agenda.
Police said they were preparing for more disruptions Sunday after groups of protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to penetrate the fence surrounding the G-20 summit.
World leaders gather to discuss, among other things, global financial reform, but is the $1 billion price tag worth it?
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President Obama delivered remarks about Wall Street financial reform before departing for the G-20 summit in Toronto.
President Obama arrived in Ontario on Friday for a series of high-stakes economic meetings with leaders from around the world.
As world leaders gather in Canada to discuss ways to strengthen the global economy, lawmakers in the United States finalized a bill Friday that would impose a $19 billion tax on financial institutions.
The dollar rose against the euro Friday ahead of the G-20 policy meeting and after a disappointing report on growth reinforced worries about the economic recovery.
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Toronto's downtown core has already been locked down at a cost of nearly $1 billion for this weekend's G8 and G20 summits, tightly scripted events that give face time to power brokers such as President Obama and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. But while the streets resemble a northern version of Gitmo, the mood away from the chain link fences and security barriers has perhaps never been more ebullient.
Canadian police arrest a 53-year-old man near the site of the G-20 summit. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.
The spotlight is on security -- as well as economic recovery plans -- as leaders from the world's biggest economies gather in Toronto for a pair of summits this weekend.
President Obama wants to slow Europe's headlong rush to austerity. But right now he looks like little more than a speed bump for the cutback crowd.
CNN's Brian Todd is in Pittsburgh where protesters are expected to crash the G-20 Summitt.
Leaders representing 90 percent of the world's economic output were gathering Thursday in a U.S. city that has reinvented itself, hoping to bolster the global economy.
Visions of apocalypse -- financial and environmental -- hung over London on Wednesday, as protesters gathered in the streets of the city's financial district on the eve of the G-20 summit of world leaders.
In France, young, old and those in-between will be watching the G-20 leaders carefully. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants a "real transformation" of international financial regulations out of this week's G-20 summit in London, a spokesman said Tuesday amid reports that Sarkozy will walk out of the gathering if he's not satisfied.
CNN's Charles Hodson asks what this week's G-20 meeting will likely achieve.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday he believed world leaders would "rise to the challenge" at this week's G-20 summit by agreeing firm measures to set about tackling the global financial crisis.
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