Economic Indicators

Traders also digested the latest earnings reports.

Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of western New York state has been indicted on charges that he used inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades.

The Latest on insider trading charges filed against U.S. Rep. Chris Collins (all times local): ___ Noon: A federal prosecutor in New York says Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins gave an illegal tip that allowed his son and others to avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bio-tech stock losses.

U.S. stocks are slightly lower Wednesday morning after a four-day winning streak brought the S&P 500 index to a six-month high.

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

New York Rep. Chris Collins was one of the first House members to back Donald Trump for president in 2016 and quickly became a ubiquitous surrogate for the future president on cable television.

Ford Motor Co. marked the production of the 10 millionth Mustang with celebrations at the automaker's headquarters and at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant where the iconic sports car is made.

New kinds of installment plans are offering options to shoppers who may remember layaway as something their parents or grandparents used.

A tentative settlement has been reached in litigation stemming from a methane leak at a Los Angeles storage complex where a massive release of the gas forced thousands from their homes three years ago.

China's exports accelerated in July, showing little impact from a U.S. tariff hike, while sales to the United States rose 13.3 percent over a year earlier.

Many small businesses may need to comply with a new California law requiring businesses to disclose what they do with customers' personal information and giving consumers more control over how the data is used.

A mysterious economic development project code-named "Project Rocket" is advancing in Atlanta's suburbs.

A Chinese company's announcement two years ago that it would spend more than $1 billion and hire hundreds of workers for a paper mill on the outskirts of this rural college town was seen as a much-needed shot in the arm for the region's economy.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after the U.S. followed through with plans to put higher tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese exports.

The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts say.

The steady march of new right-to-work laws in Republican-led states hit a wall in Missouri, where voters resoundingly rejected a measure that could have weakened union finances after national and local labor groups poured millions of dollars into the campaign against it.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh worries about federal agencies running amok.

China's National Health Commission says investigators have begun recalling defective vaccines produced by a Chinese drugmaker from domestic and overseas markets.

China's exports accelerate in July, showing little impact from US tariff hike; exports to United States up 13.3 percent.

U.S. stocks are rising again Tuesday as strong company earnings lift the market.