Economic Indicators

U.S. stocks are modestly higher Friday morning and indexes overseas are slightly lower as a steep plunge in global stock markets comes to at least a temporary halt.

Wall Street's sharp downturn beginning in October has pulled the Nasdaq composite index into what's known as a bear market.

After almost 10 years, Wall Street's rally looks like it's ending.

___ A decade-long rally on Wall Street looks like it's ending NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly 10-year stock market rally looks like it's fading after another day of big losses Friday left the U.S. market with its worst week in more than seven years.

More than three years after the government took over management of recalls involving dangerous Takata air bag inflators, one third of the recalled inflators still have not been replaced.

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

Another day of big losses leaves the U.S. stock market down 7 percent for the week, its worst week since August 2011.

The Latest on Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson's lawsuit against Comcast (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Cable and internet provider Comcast is defending itself against a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Minnesota's attorney general.

Germany is closing the last of its black coal mines, ending an industry that laid the foundations for the country's industrial revolution and its post-war economic recovery.

Americans lifted their spending 0.4 percent in November from the previous month, a moderate gain that should sustain steady economic growth.

Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting goods rose at a modest pace last month, but the gain was driven entirely by demand for military aircraft.

US consumer spending rose a solid 0.4 percent in November, while income growth slowed.

China called the U.S. arrogant and selfish on Friday after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing trade secrets and other sensitive information from American government agencies and corporations.

Ford is recalling more than 410,000 F-Series pickup trucks with engine block heaters in the U.S. because they can catch fire.

The original reading of third quarter GDP came in at 3.5 percent.

US economy grew at 3.4 percent rate in third quarter, slightly slower than previous estimate.

A Pakistani Cabinet minister says the government of United Arab Emirates will soon deposit $3 billion into the State Bank of Pakistan to help the cash-strapped Islamic nation overcome its economic woes.

News reports say Chinese leaders are promising tax cuts and more help to entrepreneurs in their 2019 economic plan amid official efforts to reverse a deepening slowdown in growth.

Now that the Fed has raised rates, will mortgage rates follow suit, resuming their climb as expected? Paradoxically, probably not right away.

The Justice Department is charging two Chinese citizens with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies.