Economic Indicators

Potential sale of shuttered GM plant clouded with doubt

The fate of a shuttered General Motors plant in Ohio remains very much up in the air even after a tweet from President Donald Trump heralded the potential sale of a factory he has shown an intense interest in saving.

The Latest: Chinese envoy says trade talks didn't break down

The Latest on the tariffs standoff between the United States and China as trade talks are underway in Washington (all times local): 12:40 p.m. China's government says it will take "necessary countermeasures" in response to President Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Chinese imports but gave no details of possible retaliation.

Risky politics? Trump wields his tariffs as a weapon at home

His trade war already raging worldwide, President Donald Trump on Friday brandished his aggressive approach as a political weapon at home, too, casting himself as a fighter for American workers and scorning his chief Democratic rivals as weak.

Business Highlights

___ US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) — Trade talks between the U.S. and China have broken up with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

The stock market ended a bumpy week with a late gain Friday as traders hoped that the latest flare-up in trade tensions between the U.S. and China will fade.

Trump says China tariffs help, not hurt the US

President Donald Trump says trade talks between China and the U.S. are continuing in a "very congenial manner" despite new tariffs the U.S. imposed Friday on $200 billion in Chinese imports.