Economic Indicators

The Latest on standoff between the two largest economies in the world as they trade retaliatory tariffs.

U.S. trade officials have issued a $300 billion target list of Chinese imports including laptop computers for more tariff hikes, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing.

When President Donald Trump began talking about tariffs in 2017, Upper Midwest soybean farmer Jamie Beyer suspected that her crop could become a weapon.

Stocks climbed on Tuesday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from Monday's rout, the latest whipsaw move as investors weigh just how badly the escalating U.S.-China trade war will hurt the economy.

America is in a stronger trade position against China thanks to the economy, says Trump.

The Latest on the reported sabotage attacks on ships near the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 11:50 a.m.

President Donald Trump is misstating the facts when it comes to prescription drug prices.

“It is like a tax on the finished products,” Chris Gaffney, the president of TIAA Bank World Markets, said.

Capitalism isn't working for young Americans, said Arthur Brooks.

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

Israel's government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press.

Official figures show that Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in 45 years, though wage growth softened slightly.

Since they started actively campaigning in January to become the Democratic nominee for president, the Democrats have been in a bidding war to widen the scope of government – dramatically.

Just as has been famously said of democracy, capitalism is the worst system except for all the others.

Automaker Volkswagen AG says it is investing 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to set up a battery production plant in Germany.

Shares opened moderately lower in Asia on Tuesday after a dismal day on Wall Street as investors fled uncertainty over the China-U.S. trade standoff.

The Post Office rejected a postal banking proposal suggested in 2014.

An international fact-finding mission is urging that countries cut off all business with Myanmar's military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses.

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

Joe Biden said he would be open to breaking up Facebook, a sign of the deep skepticism among many Democratic presidential contenders about the power of massive technology firms.