Economic Indicators

___ US stock market notches best week since late November NEW YORK — Wall Street turned the page on a painful May in the stock market by notching its best week since late November.

A sharp pullback in U.S. hiring for May intensified fears that the economy has weakened and that many employers have grown nervous, in part from President Donald Trump's escalating trade wars.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher for a fourth consecutive day as investors look to start June with a strong weekly gain after a downturn in May.

Stocks closed broadly higher Friday as investors bet that a report showing the U.S. added fewer jobs than expected last month increases the odds that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in coming months.

The rain has plagued much Midwest this year –-- the wettest season ever in the contiguous U.S. –, putting agricultural planting weeks behind schedule.

Top Tennessee Republicans are predicting economic harm if workers at Volkswagen's car assembly plant in Chattanooga vote to unionize.

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

How the Fed and a series of trade barbs gave Wall Street a winning week.

Britain's upstart Brexit Party has failed in its first attempt to win a seat in Britain's Parliament, narrowly losing to the left-of-center Labour Party in a special election.

The electricians' industry is expected to see a labor shortage of 60,000 workers by 2026.

The Latest on the May U.S. jobs report (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

The Swiss government says it wants further talks with the European Union about an accord that's intended to regulate bilateral ties between the Alpine country and the 28-nation bloc.

"It just isn’t a job for me,” Art Laffer told FOX Business.

Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns.

Hiring decelerated in most major industry sectors in May, with four such sectors recording job losses.

The unemployment rate for black Americans declined in May to 6.2% from 6.7% in April.

Friday's numbers follows disappointing growth in private sector jobs in May.

The U.S. economy would be stronger if it weren't for interest rate hikes, said President Trump.

New tariffs against Mexico scheduled to begin Monday would erase all the benefits from the GOP tax reform.

Researchers say members of the white working class are experiencing “distress.”