BENGALURU (Reuters) - Economic prospects for the developed world this year have darkened again in the past month as the coronavirus pandemic has rolled from Asia to the Americas, with a V-shaped sharp recovery expected by less than one-fifth of economists polled by Reuters.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's auto industry reopening picked up pace on Tuesday, with Fiat Chrysler and BMW AG joining peers in gradually dusting off operations even as the wait for approvals slowed the return of Ford Motor Co and other companies.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Wednesday unveil a plan to help the EU economy recover from its coronavirus slump with a mix of grants, loans and guarantees exceeding 1 trillion euros that raised controversy even before it was announced.

TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - When Renault SA , Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> and Mitsubishi Motors Corp <7211.T> announced the last strategy plan for their Alliance in September 2017, the goal was to become the world's biggest automaker by 2022.

May 26 (Reuters) - The Americas have emerged as the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as outbreaks accelerate in Peru, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German chipmaker Infineon Technologies raised about 1.06 billion euros ($1.16 billion) by issuing new shares to partially finance its $10 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Cypress Semiconductor, it said on Tuesday.

MILAN (Reuters) - Milan's Arbitral Tribunal has judged that the contracts over the sale of Italy's RCS headquarters to Blackstone Group Inc in 2013 were valid but found that the purchaser's behaviour may entitle the Italian publisher to compensatory damages, RCS said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - U.S. legislation introduced on Tuesday would create a taxpayer-backed insurance program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future pandemics and require insurers to pay a slice of the claims.

TOKYO/PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - When Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp announced the last strategy plan for their Alliance in September 2017, the goal was to become the world's biggest automaker by 2022.