Markets Right Now: Stocks notch a 3rd consecutive gain
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Egypt's foreign debt up more than 10 percent from last year
Egypt's central bank says its foreign debt climbed more than 10 percent in less than a year, reaching $88.2 billion in March.
The bull market has room to run – even if rates spike: Jamie Dimon
Prepare for the 10-year yield to hit 5%, or higher.
Millions drop off food stamps
The latest data from the USDA shows more than 2.8 million Americans have dropped off food stamps since President Trump’s first full month in office.
Global stocks mostly higher amid strong earnings, growth
Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday, despite a new Chinese threat of tariff hikes on U.S. goods, after Washington reported solid employment numbers.
BMW apologizes over engine fires caused by hardware problem
BMW AG's Korean unit says the company is sorry over engine fires that prompted recalls and a probe.
Stocks begin week on tentative note, as tariffs and earnings remain in focus
Second quarter earnings season continues this week but at a slower pace.
German factory orders down 4 percent in June
Official data show that factory orders in Germany dropped a steep 4 percent in June compared with the previous month, led lower by a drop in demand from outside the eurozone.
China tightens controls to slow currency's fall
China has tightened controls on trading in its yuan in a possible effort to stop a decline against the U.S. dollar that has raised the danger of an outflow of capital from the world's second-largest economy.
Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds
The United States is on pace to add about 2.6 million jobs this year under President Donald Trump's watch.
Newspaper: Regulators unsure where mill's pollution goes
Environmental regulators aren't sure where a northwestern Indiana steel mill's emissions end up after the pollution is released by the sprawling mill, which is a major source of industrial lead and benzene emissions, a newspaper has found.
Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds
The jobs data shows an economy that is as fractured as the political landscape ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
UK trade minister says 'no deal' Brexit more likely than not
Britain's international trade minister says it's likely the U.K. will fail to agree upon a divorce deal with the European Union before it leaves the bloc next March.
Hot weather forces 4 French nuclear reactors to shut down
As Europe struggles through a major heatwave, the French energy company EDF says it has halted a fourth nuclear reactor, this time one at the country's oldest nuclear plant at Fessenheim in eastern France.
6 factors to watch as the bull market pushes toward an endurance record
In just three weeks, it could become the longest bull run ever
Wells Fargo: Mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures
Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage modifications.
American boat makers feel the crunch from Trump tariffs
American boat makers are getting pummeled on multiple fronts by tariffs in an escalating trade war.
Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote
On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakening public-sector unions, labor's clout is being put to a new test by a voter referendum in Missouri over whether the state should ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces.
Germany tightens cash transfer rules as Iran seeks funds
Germany's central bank is changing its terms and conditions to provide for deeper scrutiny of cash transfers, a move that comes as Iran seeks to repatriate cash held in a Hamburg-based bank and the U.S. presses allies to get tough on Tehran.
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