Economic Indicators

The economy expanded in nine Midwestern and Plains states last month despite mounting concerns about tariffs and trade skirmishes, according to a report released Thursday.

U.S. productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the third quarter.

The claims data has no bearing on October's employment report, which is scheduled for release on Friday, as it falls outside the survey period.

The Latest on the Bank of England's interest rate announcement (all times local): 12:00 p.m.

The jobs report is solid ahead of the midterm elections.

Productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, has been weak throughout the current recovery.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders wondered if the Chinese government could shore up its economy without weakening the yuan as manufacturing slows.

What a difference a month makes.

Stocks are climbing again Wednesday morning as investors applaud quarterly results from companies including Facebook, General Motors and Estee Lauder.

Stocks climbed for the second day in a row Wednesday at the end of a brutal month for the global market.

The Trump administration has imposed restrictions on technology exports to a Chinese semiconductor maker, citing national security grounds amid a mounting tariff battle with Beijing.

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

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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