Economic Indicators

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.

All seemed to be going well with Randolph Rice's new receptionist.

Children's advocacy groups say Facebook's kid-centric messaging app violates federal law by collecting kids' personal information without getting verifiable consent from their parents.

Feldstein has said that falling equity prices could force the U.S. economy into another recession in coming years.

At this rate of growth, unemployment could fall to just 3 percent next year

A survey finds more companies are sticking workers with a bigger share of the medical bill before most health insurance kicks in.

U.S. businesses added a robust 230,000 jobs in September, a private survey found, a sign that strong economic growth is spurring companies to add more workers.

The United Nations' highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.

Italy's economy minister is backing down on spending plans that would keep the country's deficit at an elevated level for three years.