Economic Indicators

Troubled utility SCANA has reached a $2 billion settlement with the South Carolina customers who sued after they were charged high rates to pay for the company's failed nuclear construction project.

The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Portugal's foreign minister is in support of the Brexit deal including Spain's request to have its say on the future of the disputed British territory of Gibraltar.

A new survey found that most millennials were not sure how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would affect them.

Italy's leader says the government won't budge on its debt-swelling budget plans as he heads to Brussels for European Union talks.

The founders of Dolce&Gabbana have apologized in a video on Chinese social media after promotional videos seen as racist and subsequent Instagram messages stoked a furor in one of the world's largest markets for luxury goods.

As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of extreme weather disasters are worsening in the United States.

___ Black Friday shoppers ditch their computers, flock to stores NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are offering much of their Black Friday deals online, but shoppers still showed up at malls and stores around the country looking for discounts — and to take in the scene.

For the second time this year, stocks have gone into what's known on Wall Street as a correction — a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent high.

North Carolina's top environmental official hopes one of the country's largest chemical companies will change how it operates now that it has been hit with the largest penalty a polluter has had to pay the state.

Energy companies led a broad slide on Wall Street early Friday as the price of U.S. crude oil tumbled to its lowest level in more than a year.

Stocks closed lower in shortened session on Wall Street Friday as energy stocks declined along with the price of oil.

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

US stocks fall on sharp decline in energy stocks; S&P 500 closes 10 percent below record set on Sept. 20.

The Japanese city of Osaka will host the World Expo in 2025, after beating out cities in Russia and Azerbaijan in the race to host an event expected to draw millions of visitors and showcase the local economy and culture.

Corporations' appetite for buying back their own stock has hit a record high.

There is no shortage of headwinds for U.S. stocks.

Asian markets were mostly lower on Friday as traders dwelled on risks from a drawn out dispute between the U.S. and China.

President Trump’s and Chinese President Xi set to face-off at the G20.

A Chinese official says Beijing will go along with World Trade Organization reforms meant to update global trade rules but they must protect China's status as a developing country.

European Union regulators have launched an investigation into flight ticket distribution services on concerns that their agreements with airlines might result in more expensive plane tickets.