Economic Indicators

Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank plan to open talks on a possible merger.

Sudan says it has signed agreements for $300 million in loans from a regional monetary fund to help address a foreign currency crisis that has fueled months of anti-government protests.

The numbers reflect a broader trend in U.S. cod fishing.

They are talking about nuclear power across rural Pennsylvania.

Beto O'Rourke opened his Democratic presidential campaign this past week with a call to action on global warming that misrepresented the science.

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany and France hope to win over other European Union countries to their ideas for a "European industry strategy" at a summit this week.

U.S. business groups say they are encouraged by China's approval of a new law that loosens restrictions on foreign investment and say it could help smooth the way to a substantive trade agreement between the two countries.

Greyhound Lines Inc. is no longer allowing U.S. authorities to drop off immigrant families inside bus stations, forcing those who have been released from custody to wait outside until they have a ticket.

U.S. stocks opened broadly higher on Wall Street Friday, led by technology and retail companies, putting the market on track for a strong finish to the week.

___ FAA's close ties to Boeing questioned after 2 deadly crashes For more than six decades, the Federal Aviation Administration has relied on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections as planes are being designed or assembled.

Wall Street finished the week with solid gains Friday as technology stocks led a market rally and the sector notched its best week in four months.

Efforts to support Ohio's vulnerable children and adults, prepare more skilled workers, and address water-quality concerns would get targeted funding increases under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's first state operating budget proposal, unveiled Friday.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency is banning consumer sales of a paint stripper after personal appeals by families of men who died while using the product.

U.S. consumer sentiment rose at the beginning of March, a sign that consumers may be feeling more optimistic than they did to start the year.

The number of job openings rate was 4.8 percent, up slightly from the 4.7 in the previous month.

U.S. employers posted nearly 7.6 million open jobs in January, near a record high set in November.

Greenspan said failure to properly fund Social Security could mean that "the end of the road is very serious trouble."

U.S. industrial production rose a slight 0.1 percent in February, as an increase in utilities and mining offset the second straight monthly drop in manufacturing.

The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local): 9:25 a.m.