Economic Indicators

U.S home prices climbed 6.3 percent in June from a year earlier, as affordability is becoming a greater obstacle for would-be buyers.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on the trade deal reached between the U.S. and Mexico.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the trade deal with Mexico.

Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $244 million.

British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged Tuesday to make Britain the biggest investor in Africa from the developed world, as she began a three-nation tour of the continent.

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after the White House said it reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing a North American free-trade deal.

Despite a strong economy, about 40 percent of American families struggled to meet at least one of their basic needs last year, including paying for food, health care, housing or utilities.

The nation's roughly 44 million student loan borrowers have lost their advocate inside in the U.S. government.

Global markets are rising Monday morning, and gains for technology companies, banks and industrial firms have U.S. stocks on track for more record highs.

President Donald Trump says the prospects are "looking good" for an agreement with Mexico that could set the stage for an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

President Donald Trump wants a hug from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

___ US and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with a new deal that would be intended to encourage more manufacturing in the United States.

Stocks posted solid gains on Monday after the White House said it reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing NAFTA.

Foxconn Technology Group announced Monday that it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history and comes as the Taiwan-based electronics giant builds its first North American factory in southeastern Wisconsin.

The Latest on a U.S. trade agreement with Mexico (all times local): 11 a.m.

The top government official overseeing the $1.5 trillion student loan market resigned Monday, citing what he says is the White House's open hostility toward protecting the nation's millions of student loan borrowers.

China is challenging the latest round of U.S. tariffs against Chinese goods through the World Trade Organization.

Trump says he'll be 'terminating' NAFTA as he pursues trade deal with Mexico, starts negotiations with Canada.

Iran went to the United Nations' highest court Monday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to re-impose them, calling the move "naked economic aggression."

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