Economic Indicators

Fitch Ratings has changed its outlook on Mexico's long-term foreign-currency debt issues from "stable" to "negative," citing the potential policy effects of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

General Motors swung to a third-quarter profit and blew past Wall Street expectations on rising prices in North America and surprising resilience in China.

Offers will be made to about 18,000 salaried workers in North America.

General Motors will attempt to cut costs by offering buyouts to about 18,000 white-collar workers in North America.

The Federal Reserve is proposing to ease requirements for holding capital and cash for U.S. banks that are big but smaller than the Wall Street mega-banks.

U.S. companies added 227,000 jobs in October, according to a private survey, a healthy gain that suggests companies are still finding workers to hire even as the unemployment rate has fallen to a 49-year low.

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Turkey says it has begun a search for oil and gas in east Mediterranean waters in a move that could stoke regional tensions.

Small business hiring slowed in October, continuing a pattern of erratic job growth that began early this year.

Companies continue to hire despite labor market shortage.

Asian markets rose on Wednesday after big American companies reported strong earnings for the third quarter, soothing fears that rising interest rates may deter corporate investment.

Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone has risen to its highest level in nearly six years, largely on the back of higher energy prices.

France's foreign minister says the French arms industry isn't dependent on sales to Saudi Arabia, suggesting that France need not prioritize its economic ties with the kingdom as it weighs the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Pacific rim trade pact abandoned by President Donald Trump will take effect at the year's end after Australia became became the sixth nation to ratify it.

An official measure of China's manufacturing activity fell to a two-year low in October, adding to pressure on Beijing to shore up economic growth amid a tariff war with Washington.

The central bank maintained its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent.

Whirlpool Corp. has announced plans for a $55 million expansion that will bring about 150 more jobs to Oklahoma.

___ Stocks rally on earnings a day after ending at 5-month lows NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climb as strong results from a number of companies help the market regain a sliver of its recent losses.

A leading credit ratings agency has warned that Britain faces the prospect of recession if it crashes out of the European Union in March without a deal on future relations.