Economic Indicators

Chancellor Angela Merkel says the dispute between Qatar and four Arab nations shows how important cooperation in the region is, and is pledging Germany's support for constructive measures to end the crisis.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as the U.S. and China moved closer to imposing tariffs on billions of dollars of each other's goods, sounding a call of caution in the markets.

Stocks had posted early gains after a strong August jobs report.

U.S. employers likely hired at a healthy pace in August, emboldened by brisk consumer spending and an economy that keeps growing steadily.

Japan's ultramodern conveniences, its zippy bullet trains, automated ticketing systems and smart homes work just fine, until the power goes out.

U.S. stocks are little changed after two days of losses as investors hope for positive developments between the U.S. and its two biggest trading partners, Canada and China.

Thousands of Walt Disney World workers are voting Thursday on whether to approve a new contract that increases the starting minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next three years while enabling Disney to use more part-time workers and require new workers to stay in their positions longer before transferring.

U.S. and Canadian negotiators will extend at least through Friday their negotiations to reach a deal that would allow Canada to remain in a North American trade bloc.

Employers in southern Florida are having a difficult time finding enough skilled labor to fill the influx of construction jobs in the area.

The Caesars and Tropicana casinos are joining New Jersey's growing sports betting market, and FanDuel's mobile betting app has gone live.

The Latest on New Jersey's expanding sports betting market (all times local): Caesars casino says it has received approval to launch online sports betting but has not yet actually done so.

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Maryland authorities say an Arizona-based drugmaker engaged in a nationwide scheme characterized by "extraordinary misconduct" to boost profits amid the coast-to-coast opioid epidemic.

Economists forecast U.S. added 191,000 jobs in August.

Small business hiring fell by more than half in August, the likely result of a shrinking labor pool.

Despite one of the best job markets in decades, workers across the U.S. economy are struggling with a common frustration: What does it take to finally get a decent raise?

The body representing British music is warning that the industry's financial fortunes, currently buoyed by the likes of Ed Sheeran, could be harmed in the event of a "bad Brexit deal."

Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickups in North America because the seat belts can cause fires.

Asian markets fell Thursday on fears that the U.S. is on the verge of imposing tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute.

Official data show German factory orders dropped for a second month in a row despite increasing domestic demand.