Commodities

U.S. stocks ended little changed on Tuesday as declines in Home Depot and other retailers following results offset upbeat U.S. retail sales data.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending the prior session's heavy sell-off as the dollar rose more and as signs of weaker petroleum demand in China weighed the market down for a second day.

Grain futures were lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Global shares rose Tuesday as both Koreas and the U.S. signaled a willingness to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.

Global shares rose Tuesday as both Koreas and the U.S. signaled a willingness to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.

Asian shares rose Tuesday as both Koreas and the U.S. appeared to indicate a willingness to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.

Asian shares rose Tuesday as both Koreas and the U.S. appeared to indicate a willingness to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program.

Stocks are rallying Monday morning as the tensions between the U.S. and North Korea that flared last week appeared to ease.

___ Top Fed official tells AP: Bond portfolio could shrink soon NEW YORK (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official is suggesting that the Fed will likely announce next month that it will begin paring its bond portfolio — a step that could lead to slightly higher rates on mortgages and other long-term loans.

___ Top Fed official tells AP: Bond portfolio could shrink soon NEW YORK (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official is suggesting that the Fed will likely announce next month that it will begin paring its bond portfolio — a step that could lead to slightly higher rates on mortgages and other long-term loans.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Wall Street put a volatile week of North Korean threats in the rear-view mirror on Monday.

Grain futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Oil prices tumbled 2 percent on Monday in volatile trade, as the dollar strengthened and China posted weak domestic demand data, sinking prices that had gotten a short-lived boost on concerns about potential reductions in crude supply from Libya.

Oil prices tumbled 2 percent on Monday in volatile trade, as the dollar strengthened and China posted weak domestic demand data, sinking prices that had gotten a short-lived boost on concerns about potential reductions in crude supply from Libya.

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, although Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark fell as tensions over North Korea kept the yen strong against the dollar.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Friday, recouping some of the ground they lost after the market's biggest single-day drop in nearly three months.

___ Leaked email shows HBO negotiating with hackers BOSTON (AP) — Hackers released an email from HBO in which the company expressed willingness to pay them $250,000 as part of a negotiation over electronic data swiped from HBO's servers.

___ Leaked email shows HBO negotiating with hackers BOSTON (AP) — Hackers released an email from HBO in which the company expressed willingness to pay them $250,000 as part of a negotiation over electronic data swiped from HBO's servers.