Economic Indicators

For many homebuyers, 2019 might prove to be a better year for buying.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement.

German automaker BMW says its profits this year will be "well below" last year's due to higher raw materials prices, the costs of compliance with tougher emissions requirements and unfavorable shifts in currency exchange rates.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is due to hold a press conference half an hour after the release of the policy statement.

Official figures show that inflation edged higher in February but remains slightly below the Bank of England's target.

Disney is closing its $71 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment business in a move set to shake up the media landscape.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as the market extended a winning streak well into a second week.

Google says it plans to launch a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business.

Shares of FedEx fell in after-hours trading after the package-delivery giant reported lower profit.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug specifically developed for severe depression after childbirth.

This year's Economic Report of the President credits an unusual group of interns that includes the alter egos of Batman, Spider-Man and Captain America, Monty Python alumnus John Cleese, Kathryn Janeway from "Star Trek: Voyager" and the corpulent Star Wars villain Jabba the Hutt.

Facebook is settling five lawsuits alleging that its advertising systems enabled discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads.

___ High-level US-China trade talks to resume next week WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China late next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official says.

South Carolina lawmakers are taking steps to lure the Carolina Panthers to move their practice facility and operations across the North Carolina state line by introducing legislation that would provide tax credits and incentives to professional sports teams.

Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China late next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official says.

Banks led stocks mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as the market gave up an early gain.

Officials in Sri Lanka say a Singapore-based company and the government of Oman have pledged to build a $3.9 billion oil refinery next to a Chinese-controlled port that will be the largest foreign investment ever for the Indian Ocean island nation.

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

Currently, more than 70 cities in Nebraska have issued emergency declarations, while more than a dozen states have issues flood watches and warnings.

France's finance minister has revised the country's growth forecast this year to 1.4 percent, down from the previous 1.7 percent, partly attributing the new estimate to the yellow vest protests.