Business economists: Solid growth ahead but risks from trade
A group of business economists foresee U.S. economic growth remaining solid next year, with unemployment falling further and only a slight chance of a recession.
Shares advance in Asia following Xi-Trump tariffs truce
Shares are advancing in Asia after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met and agreed to moderate tensions over trade.
Argentina and China sign deals strengthening ties after G-20
China's president on Sunday signed new trade deals with Argentina as the Asian giant expands its growing role in Latin American economies.
Coal question looms large as climate talks begin in Poland
Negotiators from around the world began two weeks of talks on curbing climate change Sunday, three years after sealing a landmark deal in Paris that set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Trump and Xi buy time in trade war. That was the easy part.
The dinner-table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking.
US trade deal with Mexico, Canada is positive, but not strong enough, Democratic congressman says
Trump, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, signed the deal – called the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) – in Buenos Aires on Friday.
Argentina, China sign deals strengthening ties after G-20
Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina and Xi Jinping of China announced the more than 30 agriculture and investment deals during a state visit following the Group of 20 summit of leaders in Buenos Aires.
Few NY businesses sign up for state program to bypass Trump tax limits
A state official said 220 businesses had opted into the plan as of Friday.
G-20 summit in Argentina: A look at what happened
Leaders of the world's largest economic powers have agreed to overhaul the global body that regulates trade disputes, but they faced resistance from President Donald Trump over the Paris accord on climate change.
Lamont warned about unemployment trust fund's insolvency
Among the challenges Connecticut's incoming governor faces: an insolvent unemployment compensation fund that could ultimately cost the state's employers hundreds of millions of additional dollars in payments.
Dan Quayle: Economy vital to 2020 presidential election
But, he said the economy doesn't need to be perfect for President Trump to get reelected.
Tractor sales stall on trade woes in the Farm Belt
Farm-equipment sales began to climb earlier this year, raising hopes that some farmers were replacing older machinery, regardless of crop prices.
Dramatic downfall of Carlos Ghosn reverberates in Lebanon
He may have fallen from grace internationally as one of the auto industry's most powerful leaders, but Carlos Ghosn can count on continued support in at least one corner of the globe.
The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension
The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 1:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has ordered American flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days to honor former President George H.W. Bush.
US, China put brakes on their trade dispute with ceasefire
The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth.
White House: Trump and China's Xi reach 90-day ceasefire agreement on new tariffs to allow trade negotiations
White House: Trump and China's Xi reach 90-day ceasefire agreement on new tariffs to allow trade negotiations.
G-20 agrees on trade, migration, US goes own way on climate
The Group of 20 summit enters its crucial second and final day with hours left for diplomats to bridge divisions on major issues including world trade, climate change and tackling migration.
AP FACT CHECK: A close look at Trump's claims on trade deal
President Donald Trump is hailing a revised North American trade deal as if nothing existed before it.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's thin grasp of trade, science policy
President Donald Trump floated the idea this past week of using tariffs to make America rich, as if these taxes are a pipeline of cash from Asia, which they're not.
Escalating trade dispute looms over Trump, Xi meeting
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet Saturday for some dinner diplomacy on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.















