Economic Indicators

The Argentine peso has slipped a day after the government reached a new loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Ford Motor Co.'s historic Rouge factory complex will continue well into its second century of production with the announcement Thursday that it will make at least one version of the next-generation F-150 pickup truck.

Pending home sales fell in August, particularly in high-price regions.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama is urging private businesses to engage more with governments when developing new products and services, particularly in the technology sector, to avoid problems like those challenging Facebook.

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

For investments this summer, it was all America First.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates are up for the fifth straight week, with the key 30-year rate reaching its highest level in more than seven years.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the tariffs were having little measurable impact on the U.S. economy so far.

Data last week showed that existing home sales, like the broader housing market, have ebbed despite overall strength in the U.S. economy.

Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $1.71 billion.

Greek authorities say they will soon lift restrictions on domestic cash withdrawals imposed more than three years ago to prevent a bank run by depositors at the height of the country's debt crisis.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says benefits should be included in wage growth analysis.

Businesses and individuals are confident enough to continue spending.

Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods rose at a healthy pace last month, though the increase was mostly driven by a surge in aircraft demand.

The four-week average rose by 250 to 206,250

America's revised 2Q GDP matched estimates

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate as expected for the third time this year.

Leading German economic institutes have sharply reduced their latest forecast for this year's growth, citing trade worries, weakening demand from abroad and companies' difficulty finding workers with the right skills.

The World Trade Organization has lowered its global trade growth forecast for this year by one-half percentage point to a still-robust 3.9 percent, saying increased trade tensions between large economies and heightened uncertainty contributed to the downgrade.

Stock indexes around the world held steady on Wednesday as markets awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates scheduled for the afternoon.