Economic Indicators

The top U.S. trade negotiator suggests that the U.S. and China are nearing an agreement that would end their trade conflict, but wouldn't commit to a specific time frame.

President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion budget, pushing the federal deficit past $1 trillion but counting on optimistic growth, accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into balance in 15 years.

U.S. consumer prices rose for the first time in four months in February, but the pace of

Witnesses say an explosion occurred at a power station in the Venezuelan capital as days of nationwide power cuts imposed increasing hardship on the country.

Housing, gasoline costs push up US consumer prices 0.2 percent in February; inflation climbs 1.5 percent from last year.

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as investors awaited Britain's vote on a plan to leave the European Union.

There may be good reasons for banning Uber or Airbnb. But they come at a steep cost: sending a clear message to our side of the Atlantic that Ireland is no longer open for business.

The Latest on Venezuela's political and economic crisis (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Spain's airline pilots union has asked for Spanish airline Air Europa to stop flying to Venezuela after one of its crews was attacked at gunpoint in Caracas.

The NFIB survey is a monthly snapshot of small businesses in the U.S., which account for about half of private-sector jobs.

U.S. stocks opened mostly higher on Wall Street Monday, although a steep drop in Boeing is weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

President Donald Trump's $4.7 trillion budget request proposes steep cuts to domestic spending, a funding boost for the Pentagon and $8.6 billion for his signature border wall with Mexico.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget (all times local): 8:25 a.m.

Honda will be recalling about 1 million older vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the Takata driver's air bag inflators that were installed during previous recalls could be dangerous.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has confidence in the economy, despite disagreements with President Trump in the past.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that the strong U.S. economy is masking the struggles of many families in lower-income communities.

A proposed underground transmission line would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area.

President Donald Trump's new budget is returning to an old fight over spending on a border wall with Mexico.

___ Boeing 737 Max 8s under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months.

Technology companies powered U.S. stocks to broad gains Monday, giving the benchmark S&P 500 index its biggest increase since late January.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:40 a.m.