Economic Indicators

Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, extending the market's gains from a day earlier.

Italy's economy minister says there is no plan to nationalize Alitalia, the troubled airline that declared bankruptcy two years ago.

President Donald Trump says tariffs on imported vehicles from Europe are something "we certainly think about" and a final decision depends on the United States and the European Union reaching a trade deal.

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

Nearly four years ago, the U.S. government's highway safety agency began investigating air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive of Tennessee when two people were hit by flying shrapnel after crashes.

Minutes from the Jan.29-30 meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee were released on Wednesday.

CVS Health is topping fourth-quarter earnings forecasts, but the annual outlook from the nation's second-largest drugstore chain is far short of Wall Street expectations.

In the editorial, the state-run Global Times claimed the Trump administration is probably the “most pressured” to come to a trade agreement.

There has never been a better time for reforms that promote work—not policies that encourage able-bodied Americans to sit on the sidelines and miss out on opportunities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher for the third straight day.

Honda said on Tuesday that the move was not related to Brexit.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly high finish on Wall Street that extended the market's gains into a fourth week.

David Horowitz, whose "Fight Back!" syndicated program made him perhaps the best-known consumer reporter in the U.S., has died.

Japan's exports have fallen 8.4 percent in January from a year earlier while imports also edged lower, suggesting a deepening impact from China's economic slowdown.

Stocks edged between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as U.S. markets reopened following the Presidents Day holiday and as investors sized up the latest company earnings reports.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blocked the sale of a former state prison that was proposed as the site of a privately operated federal immigration detention center, drawing praise from immigrant rights activists and criticism Tuesday from a Republican lawmaker whose district stood to gain jobs.

America's auto industry is bracing for a potential escalation in President Donald Trump's tariff war with the world, one that could weaken the global auto industry and economy, inflate car prices and trigger a backlash in Congress.

Bernie Sanders has thrown his hat in the ring pushing a very liberal candidate pool even further left.

U.S. homebuilder sentiment hit a four-month high in February, marking the second consecutive month of gains on rising consumer confidence and falling mortgage rates.

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