Economic Indicators

How Democrats will fair if they chose to challenge the Trump economy.

The federal government says a meat company in Georgia has recalled tons of ground beef for possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.

Sales of new single-family homes declined by 7.6 percent, while sales of existing single-family homes fell by 4.6 percent.

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has announced $100 million of new investment in its manufacturing site in Montana.

A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the biggest companies in America, likely in violation of federal labor law.

The S&P 500 just hit an all-time high, recovering from last year's dramatic plunge.

Domino's Pizza Inc.'s first quarter earnings aren't likely to calm investors' concerns about slowing growth at the world's biggest pizza chain.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has requested the state’s energy commission to analyze gas prices for potential irregularities.

Crude output in the United States, which turned into the world's top producer last year, last week edged back to its record high at 12.2 million barrels per day while net imports jumped 900,000 bpd, EIA data showed.

AT&T Inc. on Wednesday reported first quarter earnings of $4.1 billion.

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The British government has started the process to appoint the successor to Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England.

The international manufacturer reported first quarter profits of $1.9 billion, or $3.25 per share.

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Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia on Wednesday after the S&P 500's all-time record high close a day earlier failed to spark buying enthusiasm overseas.

Iranian leaders are defiant in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to impose sanctions on countries that import Iranian oil, vowing to respond to America's move.

Biden could serve as a more moderate choice amid a growing group of Democratic contenders.

An index of German business optimism fell in April as Europe's largest economy struggles with a slowdown in trade but is supported by a strong labor market.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as the rally on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 logged an all-time record high close, ran out of steam.

The White House says a U.S. delegation will travel to Beijing next week to continue trade negotiations, and a Chinese delegation will return to Washington for additional talks starting May 8. President Donald Trump has slapped tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports in a dispute over Beijing's aggressive drive to challenge U.S. technological dominance.