Economic Indicators

A North Dakota judge has finalized his recent conclusion that state regulators don't have a say in the site of an $800 million oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park, potentially removing a roadblock to the project.

Small-company stocks have stumbled after racking up strong gains for much of this year.

On the long list of concerns for small-business owners, the threat of rising interest rates is closer to the bottom than the top.

The competition for qualified employees is steep

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

Some studies suggest higher wages will cost the economy jobs.

France's finance minister is pressing Germany to move ahead with plans for economic reform in the European Union, warning that "we cannot wait any longer" and arguing that ordinary citizens' patience is "exhausted."

The American Federation of Teachers is filing a lawsuit against Navient, one of the country's largest student loan servicing companies, alleging that it failed to guide borrowers through a critical student loan forgiveness program.

North American Class 8 semi-truck orders hit 42,300 in September, up 92 percent from a year ago.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he believes the central bank's current pace of gradually hiking interest rates is the right policy and criticism from President Donald Trump has not altered its approach.

U.S. stocks are climbing Wednesday morning after a survey by payroll processor ADP showed strong hiring by private businesses in September.

Encouraging signs on hiring and growth in the service sector sent small companies and banks higher Wednesday and knocked bond prices into a tailspin.

The trade disputes with China are hurting Louisiana's soybean farmers at a time when rain during harvest season has also hit them badly, a Republican congressman from the state said, asking the federal government for help.

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

The government says 38 people in seven states have gotten sick from eggs produced by an Alabama poultry farm.

The Latest on the first nationwide emergency alert test on cellphones, to take place on Wednesday (all times local): 1 p.m.

About 225 million electronic devices across the United States will wail and buzz Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts an emergency alert test.

Sanders joined by Rep. Brad Sherman and MIT professor Simon Johnson

New York is the state with the highest risk of application fraud.

The golf legend thanks President Trump.