Economic Indicators

South Korea's telecommunications carriers have turned on super-fast 5G mobile internet networks abruptly ahead of schedule in an attempt to ensure the country becomes the first in the world to launch the services.

Authorities are shutting down an eastern China industrial park after 78 people were killed last month by a chemical explosion.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher Thursday on Wall Street in early trading, led by media and internet companies.

A worker injured in a fire this week at a Houston-area chemical plant is suing the company that owns the plant and is seeking more than $1 million in damages.

President Donald Trump says trade talks with China are "moving along very nicely."

A federal judge will hear oral arguments Thursday about whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be held in contempt of court for violating an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

President Donald Trump is threatening to slap tariffs on cars produced in Mexico unless the country does more to stop migrants trying to enter the U.S. Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that if that "powerful incentive" but "less drastic measure" doesn't work, he'll go through with his standing threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border.

Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together on its mobile platform.

President Donald Trump is considering nominating Herman Cain, a political ally and former presidential candidate, for a seat on the Federal Reserve board, according to news reports.

The preliminary report of the data from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last month states that the flight crew performed all procedures from Boeing but could not control the jet.

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Thursday, as gains for banks, big retailers and communication services companies offset losses elsewhere in the market.

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International benchmark Brent futures settled up 9 cents at $69.40.

The Latest on U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): 4:45 p.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is "rounding the turn" in trade negotiations with China.

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

The Latest on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal problems (all times local): 2 p.m. Elon Musk and his lawyers were appearing before a federal judge in New York who will decide whether the Tesla CEO should be held in contempt of court for violating an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The video game industry is entering new frontiers.

While growth had been moderating, list prices surged in March.

The deal would effectively prevent the U.S. from imposing new auto tariffs on the other two nations.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since late 1969, a sign that employers are holding onto their workers despite signs of a slowing economy.