Economic Indicators

The Turkish lira has further weakened against the dollar amid investors' move away from emerging markets and concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan economic policies.

US consumer spending up 0.4 percent while annual inflation rises 2.3 percent, highest in 6 years.

Strong consumer spending helped fire up economic growth in the second quarter.

Claims have now declined for three straight weeks.

The number of people without jobs in Germany dropped slightly in August as the labor market remained strong in Europe's largest economy.

China's government says it will make economic changes at its own pace regardless of U.S. pressure and that their spiraling dispute over technology can only be settled through talks as equals.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as positive sentiment from U.S. economic data and the country's willingness to strike a trade deal with Canada was shaken by a weaker dollar.

The National Enquirer has long explained its support for Donald Trump as a business decision based on the president's popularity among its readers.

U.S. stock indexes are slightly higher Wednesday morning as technology companies continue to climb.

The Environmental Protection Agency is rethinking a 2012 rule limiting mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants.

___ Canada stunned and worried about Trump trade threats TORONTO (AP) — Canadians are stunned by the repeated broadsides from what has long been their closest ally and some have even begun boycotts.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Senegal on a three-nation West African visit focusing on economic development and migration.

The Latest on two biodiesel executives charged in an alleged $500 million tax credit scheme (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Two Salt Lake City biodiesel executives linked to a polygamous group will stay in jail on federal charges in an alleged $500 million tax credit scheme.

President Mauricio Macri has asked the International Monetary Fund for an early release of funds from a $50 billion deal with the IMF to ease concerns that Argentina will not be able to meet its debt obligations for 2019.

It started with President Donald Trump's attacks on Canadian dairy farmers.

Wisconsin ginseng growers are seeking new customers as tariffs in an escalating trade war with China will raise the price by 15 percent for Chinese consumers.

Confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the National Enquirer's circulation declined even as it published stories attacking Donald Trump's political foes and, prosecutors claim, helped suppress stories about his alleged sexual affairs.

One of the world's largest semiconductor companies is making a $3 billion investment in northern Virginia to expand its manufacturing facility and add 1,100 jobs.

Eighty percent of firms are having trouble finding hourly craft employees.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has nullified the tariffs put into place for imported newsprint by finding American producers weren't harmed by imports from Canadian paper mills.