Economic Indicators

The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 5:45 a.m.

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund is completing the second review of a three-year, $56 billion stand-by financing deal for Argentina.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is abandoning a controversial renaming plan, in one of the first big decisions by its new permanent director.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate.

Federal regulators received nearly 180 seating complaints about Honda Odyssey minivans over the years, according to a newspaper's investigation after a teenage boy died trapped in one such van.

The central bank used language in its announcement that signals a more dovish posture to interest rates.

Federal Reserve boosts key interest rate for 4th time this year but signals fewer hikes in 2019.

Lawyers say the taxi hailing app Uber has lost its appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers in a case with broad implications for the gig economy.

Experts say home values can continue to rise even as rates increase.

The European Commission says it has reached an agreement with Italy to avert legal action over the country's budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had warned could break euro currency rules.

The Latest on Uber's court case on worker rights in Britain (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Taxi hailing app Uber says it will appeal a British Court of Appeal ruling that determined drivers should be classed as workers in a case with broad implications for the gig economy.

More college graduates are joining the gig economy, here’s why.

Uber says it will appeal UK Court of Appeal decision in gig economy case .

U.S. home sales increased in November for the second straight month, but sales plummeted 7 percent from a year ago amid growing affordability pressures.

British union says Uber has lost appeal in landmark case concerning gig economy workers; new appeal expected.

FedEx shares get slammed on company's weak outlook.

Barbed wire and hundreds of cameras ring a massive compound of more than 30 dormitories, schools, warehouses and workshops in China's far west.

US home sales increased in November for the second straight month, but sales plummeted 7 percent from a year ago.

China and the United States have traded barbs again at the World Trade Organization, with the U.S. ambassador accusing China of theft of technology and an envoy from Beijing retorting that the U.S. was "finger-pointing."

Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as traders mulled over the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and weaker-than-expected Japanese trade data.