Economic Indicators

Talks to update NAFTA, which U.S. President Donald Trump says is unfair to the United States, have been bogged down amid disagreements between Canadian and U.S. negotiators.

Hurricane Florence made landfall in the Carolinas on Friday as a Category 1 storm.

EU President Tusk says British proposals on Irish border, economy "need to be reworked."

Airline says new process will reduce boarding wait times.

Mike Jackson is stepping down after almost two decades leading AutoNation, the nation's largest dealership chain.

Official figures show that inflation in Britain unexpectedly rose in August to a six-month high as clothing and transport costs rose sharply.

British lawmakers are urging regulation for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in a report that describes the current situation as the "Wild West."

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday despite jitters over the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

China's No. 2 leader appealed Wednesday for support for free trade and promised to improve conditions for foreign companies following tit-for-tat U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes in an escalating battle over Beijing's technology policy.

U.S. stocks rose in early trading Tuesday as investors weighed the White House's decision to impose tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods beginning next week.

Seeking better-skilled workers, Cedar Electronics decided last year to return some of its manufacturing to the United States from the Philippines, only to run smack into a worsening U.S.-China trade war.

Venezuela is leaning heavily on new investments from China, saying they will dramatically boost oil production and turn around the country's crashing economy.

___ Trade war escalates as China announces tariffs on US imports BEIJING (AP) — China announces retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals.

Seasonal job openings are expected to rise compared to last year.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors shrugged off the latest escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

The Latest on the U.S.-China tariffs dispute.

About 1.7 million chickens have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped at least 60 farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to a major poultry producer.

In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting a new avenue for American researchers who have long had trouble obtaining the drug for medical studies.

The White House is putting the onus on employers to train and help people get jobs.

Some drivers who transport Walt Disney World visitors around the resort after being summoned by a Lyft app want to put the brakes on joining a union.