Economic Indicators

While eager to look for new positions, not many workers are willing to relocate for better opportunities.

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday as Chinese benchmarks rallied after officials put a positive spin on the country's slowing economy.

A Houston company has recalled nearly 1,800 pounds (817 kilograms) of ready-to-eat salad with chicken products because a corn ingredient may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria.

The utility company involved in last month's explosions and fires in Massachusetts says it has replaced nearly 36 miles of main pipeline in the area.

When the Justice Department unsealed criminal charges detailing a yearslong effort by a Russian troll farm to "sow division and discord in the U.S. political system," it was the first federal case alleging continued foreign interference in U.S. elections.

Authorities say a Minnesota frozen food and packing company is recalling more than 212,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork and chicken products that contain vegetables that might be contaminated with salmonella and listeria.

Edmunds says buyers who do their homework are more likely to avoid bad car purchases.

They were the toast of Reno in the 1950s, when the growing casino industry sparked a boom that for a time turned northern Nevada into the West's top gambling destination.

California is moving a step closer to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales.

Strong earnings are sending U.S. stocks higher Friday at the end of a choppy week of trading.

International agency Fitch has raised Cyprus' credit rating by one notch to BBB-, elevating the Mediterranean island nation back into investment grade more than five years after a financial crisis nearly drove it into bankruptcy.

___ China's growth slows as officials try to reassure investors BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth has sunk to a post-global crisis low as officials launch a media blitz to reassure investors about its sagging stock market.

U.S. stocks gave up an early rally Friday and struggled to another mixed finish as investors continued sell former favorites like retailers.

The disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul has shaken businesses' confidence in the country as a place to do business, with potential consequences for billions of dollars in investments into and out of the country.

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

Maryland is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its first-in-the-nation law against pharmaceutical price gouging.

European and Asian leaders are meeting to discuss issues ranging from trade to climate change to peace moves on the Korean peninsula.

U.S. home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, a sign that housing has become a weak spot for the economy.

China's economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter, adding to challenges for communist leaders who are fighting a mounting tariff battle with Washington.

Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled a proposal this week that would give qualifying households a tax credit valued at as much as $6,000 per year.