Bonds

The Treasury Department releases federal budget data for August at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday.

U.S. stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday after a late rebound in China encouraged traders.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week after a sharp drop the previous week, as global markets continued to whipsaw amid economic disruption in China and uncertainty over Federal Reserve interest-rate policy.

U.S. and global stock markets were recovering in early morning trading Wednesday after a sharp sell-off a day earlier.

Puerto Rico's power company says it has reached a deal with a group of bondholders to restructure an agency that holds more than $9 billion in debt.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills jumped in Monday's auction, rising to their highest levels in several weeks.

Emboldened by a deal with international creditors to write down part of its debt, Ukraine is asking Russia for lower gas prices for the winter season.

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Wednesday after slumping for six straight days amid concern about a slowing Chinese economy.

Congress' official budget analyst is projecting a federal deficit for this year of $426 billion.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level since late July.

In business since the 1960s, Karim al-Aboudi's family has seen Iraq's economy boom with oil wealth and bust through wars and the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but today marks the worst downturn he's seen in decades.

U.S. stocks are rising in midday trading Monday as China's currency steadied and Greece's bailout cleared another big hurdle.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills unchanged, while rates on three-month bills dropped to the lowest level in two weeks.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rebounded in June following two straight months of declines.

Global stock markets are steady on Thursday as the decline in China's currency slowed and the country's central bank eased fears of more steep drops.

Federal regulators say brokerage firm Edward Jones has agreed to pay more than $20 million to settle claims that it overcharged customers in new municipal bond sales.

Another drop in China's currency sent global stocks lower on Wednesday as the move raised worries about weakness in the world's second-largest economy.

The U.S. government ran a much larger budget deficit in July than a year ago.

U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, led by declines in energy and materials stocks as commodities prices dropped.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills climbing to the highest level in more than four years.