Economic Indicators

The creeping pessimism was also reflected in owners' modestly scaled-back plans to expand.

Plans are underway in Appalachia to create two underground facilities to store ethane, a byproduct of natural gas drilling seen as integral to revitalizing a region still struggling from the loss of industrial and manufacturing jobs decades ago.

U.S. consumer spending surged 0.9% in March, the biggest gain in nearly a decade, as inflation pressures remain non-existent.

The release of the February spending data was delayed by a five-week partial shutdown of the federal government that ended on Jan. 25.

US consumer spending surges 0.9% in March, biggest gain since August 2009, as inflation remains quiet.

Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S.-Chinese trade talks and the Federal Reserve's update on its U.S. interest rate outlook.

Most retirement calculators are optimistic to a fault.

Small business owners' optimism is showing more signs of ebbing.

The International Monetary Fund says political uncertainty and volatile oil prices are weighing heavily on economic growth in the Middle East this year.

A survey of corporate economists predicts the economy will expand over the next year, although the pace of growth will decline and employers are facing pressure to raise wages, spend more on worker training and automate tasks because of the low unemployment rate.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S.-Chinese trade talks and the Federal Reserve's update on its U.S. interest rate outlook.

President Donald Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve Board says he regrets past controversial articles he's written about women and urged critics to focus on his economic record.

When Fiat Chrysler began considering where to build its next assembly plant, the automaker didn't have to look far to find land.

Enthusiasm for VR has cooled after years of hype, but China's leaders are trying to drum up excitement and take the lead in a technology they expect eventually will be used widely.

The former head of India's central bank and Chief Economist at the IMF talks about how capitalism is failing...and how to fix it.

One measles case could cost state health departments close to $50,000.

Russia keeps reverberating even with special counsel Robert Mueller's report now part of history.

Soon after taking office, Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced renovation plans for the governor's mansion.

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___ Outlook for the US economy and stock market brightens WASHINGTON (AP) — The worries that hung ominously over the U.S. economy early this year appear to have lifted.