Economic Indicators

Prices in most places are continuing to rise, meaning affordability remains a challenge for many first-time buyers.

The consultancies expect total U.S. vehicle sales of about 1.56 million units in March.

The saying that debt is easy to get into and hard to get out of hits home for younger Americans: At the end of 2018, 18- to 29-year-olds carried over $1 trillion in debt, according to the Federal Reserve.

U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday, dragged down by banks and industrial companies.

US home construction tumbled 8.7 percent in February, weakest pace of single-family housing starts in nearly 2 years.

The percent decline was the largest in eight months, and bad weather could have contributed to the sharp drop in homebuilding last month.

Asian stock prices rebounded Tuesday after global markets slid on worries about U.S. and European economic growth.

It took a while, but finally — and with the carefully curated help of Oprah, Big Bird and Goldman Sachs — Apple has at last unveiled a new streaming TV service, its own branded credit card and a news subscription product.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday, extending losses from a broad sell-off last week, as new economic data stoked investors' worries over slowing global growth.

Businesses and residents expressed concern Monday about the environmental and economic fallout from a fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage farm that sent huge plumes into the air for days and prompted the partial closure of one of the busiest commercial waterways in the U.S. Officials said it could be several more days before a section of the Houston Ship Channel reopens.

The Latest on fire damage at a petrochemical storage facility that led to a partial closure of the Houston Ship Channel (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

Apple says its services respect your digital boundaries — and it wants you to know it.

Apple trotted out few details on its long-awaiting streaming service on Monday, but it didn't skimp on high-wattage celebrity.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a state visit in France where he is expected to sign a series of bilateral and economic deals on energy, the food industry, transport and other sectors.

Major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Monday after wavering for much of the day as traders tried to make sense of newly pessimistic views on the economy.

___ Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels, has been arrested on charges that he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike and embezzled a client's money to pay his own expenses.

The Latest on Apple's streaming TV event (all times local): 10:25 a.m.

The market is now looking ahead to weekly data on U.S. crude inventories.

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

The markets kicked off the trading week with the spread between the 3-month and 10-yr Treasury yields inverted for the second trading day in a row.