Economic Indicators

From soy-based sliders to ground lentil sausages, plant-based meat substitutes are surging in popularity.

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

Small business hiring weakened further in March, a sign that owners are becoming more anxious about forecasts for a slower economy.

___ Trump team and China resume uphill effort to end trade rift WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is resuming negotiations with China toward ending a trade war that has deepened uncertainty for businesses and investors and dimmed the outlook for the global economy.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is projecting that a closed southern border could cost the U.S. economy $1.7 billion in lost trade.

President Trump’s pick to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors says he is focused on helping Fed Chair Jerome Powell grow the U.S. economy.

Top Senate Democrat proposes annual tax on capital gains

Crude stocks in the United States rose 7.2 million barrels in the latest week.

Two Men and a Truck president reacts to the influx of new resident moving to from high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey and California.

Trump criticized both the Fed and its chairman, Jerome Powell, at three meetings in the past week, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Oracle, one of the world’s largest technology companies, expects its new autonomous database to grow “a gajillion percent,” said CEO Mark Hurd.

France’s economic predicament and social turmoil should be a warning to upstart socialists in the U.S.

In February, the private sector added 183,000 jobs, slightly less than the anticipated 189,000.

That’s largely because the U.S.-China trade war, the length of business and credit cycles and slowing growth in China and Europe.

In February, the private sector added 183,000 jobs -- slightly less than the anticipated 189,000, according to the ADP National Employment report.

Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday ahead of the resumption of trade talks between the U.S. and China in Washington.

Vehicle safety technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

A closely watched survey shows that activity in the services sector in Britain contracted in March for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the country's vote in June 2016 to leave the European Union.

A closely monitored survey shows that the 19-country eurozone ended the first quarter of the year on a sluggish but positive note, largely because a resilient performance by the services sector helped offset a downturn in manufacturing.

Trade tensions between China and the United States are putting a drag on economies in the region, with growth likely to continue to slow in the coming two years, the Asian Development Bank says in a report released Wednesday.