Economic Indicators

Mortgages applications declined 5.8 percent in the past week.

The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to raise its benchmark rate for a fourth time this year despite President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that doing so would be a terrible idea.

Official figures show that consumer prices rose in November by their weakest rate in 21 months, a development that's likely to cheer consumers as they get ready for some last-minute Christmas shopping.

The U.S. government is reviewing reports of forced labor at a Chinese detention camp where ethnic minorities must give up their religion and language and work in factories.

U.S. student loans debt hit an all-time high of $1.465 trillion in November.

Over the last 20 years gold has been a true find while markets are struggling. And here we are again.

Nearly two dozen consumer, privacy and public health groups are urging U.S. regulators to investigate whether children are being endangered by deceptive apps in Google's app store for smartphones running on its Android software.

U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday morning, putting at least a temporary halt to the steep market losses that circled the globe in prior days.

Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers.

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March.

Cable company Charter Communications has agreed to a $174.2 million settlement with the New York attorney general's office for defrauding customers with slower-than-promised internet speeds.

The United States pledged $5.8 billion in aid Tuesday for strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion in development aid for southern Mexico.

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

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has extended monthly allowances for government employees, military personnel, pensioners, social security recipients and students into next year.

The Federal Reserve is poised Wednesday to raise its key interest rate for the fourth time this year.

Policymakers at the central bank are widely expected to hike interest rates.

A closely watched survey shows increasing pessimism among German businesses.

The British Cabinet is expected to discuss ramping up preparations for Britain's departure from the European Union without a deal.

Millennials would rather swipe right than swipe plastic.

Mexico's new government is increasing minimum wages across the country by 16 percent and doubling the minimum wage in a narrow stretch of territory along the border with the United States.