Economic Indicators

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.

The Labor Department on Thursday affirmed last month's report that U.S. productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the second quarter.

July was revised lower by 2,000 jobs.

The Latest on the U.S.-China trade war (all times local): 4:30 a.m.

China's government says it is ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a tariff hike on Chinese goods and expressed confidence it can maintain "steady and healthy" economic growth.

The Trump administration may be about to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a confrontation between the world's two biggest economies and likely squeezing U.S. companies that import everything from handbags to bicycle tires.

President Trump on Wednesday said the “intense” negotiations over NAFTA should result in Canada treating the U.S. fairly on trade.

U.S. stocks are lower Wednesday morning as technology companies decline.

Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne is in Washington to personally ask the International Monetary Fund for the early release of a credit line under a $50 billion backup financing arrangement approved earlier this year.