Economic Indicators

Chinese spokesman says trade envoys 'preparing to travel to the United States' following Trump tariff threat.

President Donald Trump turned up the pressure on China on Sunday, threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: DEEPER IN DEBT The Federal Reserve issues its latest monthly snapshot of U.S. consumer borrowing trends Tuesday.

Shares tumbled in Asia early Monday after President Donald Trump threatened in a tweet to impose more tariffs on China.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday proposed a sweeping agriculture and rural investment plan to break up big agriculture monopolies and shift farm subsidies toward small family farmers.

Uber and Airbnb are among at least six California-based companies valued at more than $1 billion expected to go public this year, creating a new class of millionaires and billionaires and a welcome quandary for the state's budget writers.

Denise Zheng is vice president at the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of major U.S. companies, where she oversees the technology and internet innovation committee.

Cyprus' foreign ministry says Turkey's bid to drill for natural gas in waters where the island nation has exclusive economic rights is a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty under international law.

The lowest unemployment rate in a half century.

Former White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly has joined the board of the conglomerate operating the largest facility for migrant children in the country.

Puerto Rico's government has reached a key debt restructuring deal with a group that bought bonds issued by the U.S. territory's power company.

___ Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — The April U.S. jobs report from the Labor Department showed that solid economic growth is still encouraging strong hiring nearly a decade into the recovery from the Great Recession.

Land deals that will allow Fiat Chrysler to build a new assembly plant in Detroit are expected to cost the city and state about $107 million.

Stocks closed broadly higher on Friday, erasing most of the market's losses for the week and driving the S&P 500 index to its second straight weekly gain.

The overall economy is adding jobs, but there's one spot that appears to be in a funk: retail.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in midday trading on Wall Street Friday and are on track to bounce back after a two-day slide.

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

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President Neil Bradley on the push for infrastructure spending

Democrat front-runners' groundless views on the growing economy are a win-win for Trump.