Economic Indicators

Wisconsin's economic development agency has determined that Madison-based medical diagnostics firm Exact Sciences Corporation doesn't have to repay any tax credits, after the company pledged to return $61,000 for jobs created outside the state.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says that the eurozone's monetary authority stands ready to cut interest rates and could re-start its bond purchase stimulus program if the economy needs it.

The Federal Reserve is likely — if not certain — to leave interest rates alone when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday.

A Brazilian court says it has accepted a petition from construction giant Odebrecht to undergo bankruptcy protection while it restructures its debts.

Jamaica's central bank thinks the country's economy is doing very well and it is using an instantly recognizable symbol of the island to get this message to the people: reggae music.

A consumer advocacy group is reminding parents of the dangers of classic summertime toys like baby pools, high-powered water guns and inflatable pool rings.

U.S. homebuilding unexpectedly fell in May, but data for the prior two months was revised higher and building permits increased, suggesting that the housing market was drawing some support from a sharp decline in mortgage rates.

Another fire at U.S. Steel's massive coke plant outside Pittsburgh knocked a key pollution control system offline Monday, triggering a health warning as officials monitored the air around the plant for signs of a release of toxic sulfur dioxide.

A decision on interest rates is expected Wednesday, followed by a press conference with chairman Jerome Powell.

Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of interest rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks.

Earlier in the day, Draghi said the ECB was ready to cut interest rates, if the economy needed it.

Chinese state media say the country will halt imports from a Canadian pork company after food safety issues were detected in one batch.

U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, testifies before a Senate panel on the status of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday following two weeks of gains.

The Latest on Oregon's cap and trade proposal (all times local): 8:30 p.m.

Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming.

As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and tallied the damage from the unforeseen disaster.

Lockheed Martin says it is spending $142 million and hiring 326 new workers over the next few years as it expands its south Arkansas facility.

U.S. stocks posted slight gains on Wall Street on Monday, adding a bit to the last two weeks of gains.

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