Economic Indicators

Malaysia's central bank has cut interest rates for the first time in nearly three years to help support growth and counter risks from a global slowdown, trade tensions and extended weakness in commodity prices.

German automaker BMW says its profits fell 74 percent in the first quarter as earnings were hit by a 1.4 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) set-aside for an expected anti-trust penalty from the European Commission and by higher up-front costs for new technology and factories.

The Latest on the U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): ___ 5:15 p.m.

China says its top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, will go to Washington this week for tariff war talks.

U.S. stocks fell sharply at the opening of trading Monday, following a sell-off in Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Asian airlines are cutting routes, revamping their schedules and leasing extra aircraft to fill the gaps left by groundings of Boeing 737 Max 8s after deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people.

Google Assistant has made for a name for itself in a voice technology market once dominated by Amazon and Apple.

A Chinese spokesman says a team from Beijing is "preparing to travel to the United States" for trade talks, suggesting negotiations might go ahead despite President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat.

The Trump Administration is making 30,000 more temporary visas available for seasonal work through the end of September.

US trade rep: Higher tariffs on China to take effect Friday; negotiations to resume Thursday.

___ US-China deal seems dim but possible as talks stay on track BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump's new threat to escalate tariffs on Chinese goods has clouded prospects for a trade agreement, though preparations by Beijing's envoys to still visit the United States this week are buoying hopes for some breakthrough to end the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

New jitters over the possibility of an escalation in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China pulled stocks broadly lower Monday.

U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs.

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

Fire officials say an evacuation was underway moments before a deadly explosion at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant.

Faith is waning in Daenerys Targaryen's ability to conquer and then justly rule Westeros.

U.S. companies that do a lot of business in China are getting hit hard in early trading after President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs with trade talks between the world's two biggest economies faltering.

Former Microsoft VP and Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold on fears the U.S. may be lagging behind China in technology

Warren Buffett says it's hard to know how a trade war between China and the United States would affect the economy if President Donald Trump follows through on his latest tariff threat because so many other countries are affected.

U.S. home prices increased 3 percent in February, slowing from the prior month's rate of increase.