Economic Indicators

Elizabeth Warren recently unveiled a proposal aimed at Amazon, over the same issue.

___ Mnuchin says Fed independence is important globally WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that the Federal Reserve's independence is important globally, while refusing to comment on President Donald Trump's latest attack on the Fed.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower on Monday, pulled down by sinking bank stocks, and the S&P 500 fell for just the third time in the last three weeks.

An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia is forming a partnership with a Russian company that until recently faced U.S. sanctions.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:40 a.m.

Buttigieg has raised more money than some of the more established candidates.

Russia has resumed buying natural gas from Turkmenistan, more than three years after cutting off purchases of the Central Asian country's key export.

It was never going to be easy to pull together a motley band of warrior eunuchs, Wildling anarchists, nomadic horse lords, fire-belching dragons and, most of all, north country folk who don't much like or trust outsiders.

President Donald Trump spoke over the weekend with former President Jimmy Carter about his China policies and "numerous other topics."

European Union countries have approved the conditions for negotiating a new and strictly limited trade deal with the United Sates, paving the way for talks to begin.

There is very little science behind most of the health claims made for CBD, the cannabis product turning up in cosmetics, foods and dietary supplements.

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.

The German government is dismissing talk of a stimulus package for Europe's biggest economy as growth slows amid international trade tensions and one-off factors at home.

Asian markets were broadly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.

The deal is the first U.S. investment for Rusal since the resolution of a sanctions dispute with the White House.

The Latest on Finland's parliamentary election (all times local): 12:40 a.m.

After passing waves of tax cuts in recent years, some lawmakers in several Republican-dominated states have decided it's time to make a big exception and are pushing for tax increases to fix roads that are crumbling from years of neglect.

This year's Shanghai auto show highlights the global industry's race to make electric cars Chinese drivers want to buy as Beijing winds down subsidies that promoted sales.

The global economy is likely to pull out of a brief growth slump later this year — with a little help from the world's central banks and from U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators.

A U.S. auto safety group wants the government to investigate automatic emergency braking on some Nissan Rogue SUVs, alleging that the safety feature makes the vehicles brake even when there's no emergency.