Economic Indicators

Russia's prime minister has sternly warned the United States against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will strike back with economic, political and unspecified "other" means.

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

Among the stories Friday from The Associated Press: FRIDAY FOR SATURDAY TOP STORIES: TURKEY-ECONOMY-THE LATEST — President Donald Trump says he's just authorized the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs "with respect to Turkey."

Turkey says President Erdogan has held phone call with Russia's Putin to discuss economic ties amid market turmoil.

CPI rose 0.2 percent, matching the estimate.

China's auto sales shrank by 5.3 percent in July from a year earlier as SUV demand sagged, adding to signs of economic malaise amid a tariff battle with Washington.

Britain's economy accelerated in the second quarter as warmer weather fueled construction and consumer spending after snow and ice curtailed activity in March.

South Korea said a total of 35,000 tons of North Korean coal and pig iron worth $5.8 million illegally entered its ports last year, in possible violations of UN sanctions.

Japan reports its economy resumed its longtime expansion in the last quarter as consumers and businesses stepped up spending.

Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff warns the U.S. economy is headed toward a “massive recession.”

The company planning an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota is asking state regulators to dismiss a complaint filed by environmental groups over the site.

Tesla shares have dropped back to near the level they were trading at before CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that he may take the company private.

Drugstore chain Rite Aid and grocer Albertsons say they have called off their merger deal.

Major U.S. indexes are little changed Thursday morning as technology stocks rise while energy companies and banks slip.

Colorado-based footwear company Crocs Inc. is closing company-owned manufacturing plants in Italy and Mexico by year's end and replacing its chief financial officer.

The spa and beauty industry is booming, but thousands of jobs are going unfilled.

Turkey's government says it will reveal a "new economic model" this week as the country's currency continues to slide.

Trade union leaders and government officials attending a climate conference in Poland have called for protecting industrial jobs and giving nations the freedom to choose their approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Without changes, the agency’s leaders say losses will continue.

US producer prices unchanged in July as food, gas prices slip, restraining inflation pressures.