Economic Indicators

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee is pitching a $9 trillion-plus climate action plan that he touts as an economic renaissance and scientific necessity, putting the Washington governor at the forefront of White House hopefuls pushing for sweeping action to combat the causes and effects of a warming planet.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street for the third straight day Thursday, erasing most of the plunge they took at the start of the week on worries about the worsening trade fight between China and the U.S. Technology stocks, banks and health care companies accounted for much of the market's broad gains.

America’s capitalist system is questioned in a heated debate at a FOX Business town hall event.

President Donald Trump's high-profile trade offensives have grabbed headlines and rattled financial markets around the world.

Arkansas-based meat processor Tyson Foods is suing a federal agency for $2.4 million, saying it had to destroy 8,000 carcasses because a federal meat inspector lied about checking hogs at a plant in Iowa.

The Trump administration's newly announced plan to restrict exports to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei for national security reasons doesn't just up the ante in the China trade war.

Walmart is posting its sixth straight quarter of same-stores sales growth and profits topped Wall Street expectations.

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

Lawmakers have agreed to move forward with a $2 trillion infrastructure overhaul.

Bernie Sanders doesn't have a bad rep-- he sets the progressive standard insists West.

The National Transportation Safety Board says Tesla's Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system was in use when one of its cars drove beneath a semitrailer in Florida in March, killing the driver.

The retired American Express CEO says the U.S. has spent $1.5 trillion on the war on poverty, despite the numbers remaining the same.

New employment data shows New York state added nearly 25,000 jobs last month.

Ben Gleib is a self described "compassionate capitalist."

In a recent survey, millennials believed a person needed $1.94 million in order to be considered wealthy.

The tit-for-tat trade war is a “terrible idea on both sides.”

Behold the power of low expectations.

The Latest on trade tensions between the U.S. and China (all times local): 7:15 p.m.

The Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all, and 70 percent income tax rates would leave Americans with less money, fewer choices, and a lower standard of living.

As a former managing director of BlackRock Inc. -- the world’s largest investment firm -- I don’t need a break.