Economic Indicators

Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.89 billion.

Higher prices in the wake of possible tariffs would exacerbate what is already mounting pressure on consumer product company profits from soaring costs from pulp, a main ingredient in tissues, diapers and sanitary towels.

Official statistics show that Europe's economic upswing slowed further in the second quarter amid jitters over a possible global trade war.

German automaker BMW says it will build a plant in eastern Hungary to manufacture up to 150,000 conventional and electric cars a year on a single production line.

Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy steady while allowing some flexibility to achieve yield targets.

Eurozone economic growth slows to quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in second quarter from 0.4 percent in first quarter.

Swiss bank Credit Suisse is warning that trade tensions and rising interest rates "are likely to trigger periods of heightened uncertainty through the remainder of 2018."

Japan's nuclear policy-setting panel has approved a revised guideline on plutonium use, putting a cap on its stockpile and pledging to eventually reduce it to address international concern.

A survey shows China's manufacturing weakened in July amid cooling domestic economic growth and rising trade tension with Washington.

Puerto Rico's government has reached a deal with a bondholder group to restructure more than a third of the debt owed by its troubled power company as the utility moves toward privatization.

Samsung Electronics says its second-quarter earnings rose 2 percent over a year earlier.

Republicans anxious about keeping control of Congress think it's a bad idea, but President Donald Trump still says he's willing to close the government over border security issues, including money he wants to build a promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.

___ CBS keeps Moonves in place during sexual misconduct inquiry NEW YORK (AP) —CBS will keep CEO Les Moonves in place during an investigation of sexual misconduct charges against him, the company said.

Tony Sayegh reacts to the short-term impact of President Trump’s trade policies.

Technology stocks continued to fall in early trading on Monday, following up on their sharp losses at the end of last week.

Technology stocks tumbled for the third day in a row Monday as a sharp reversal for some of Wall Street's recent favorites worsened.

Shares of CBS Corp. are falling on multiple reports that the CBS board is meeting to decide the fate of CEO Les Moonves as the company investigates sexual harassment claims against him.

A new planned route for the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska would not have a major impact on the state's water, land or wildlife, according to an updated environmental study produced by the Trump administration.

The Treasury Department says the federal government plans to borrow $329 billion in the current July-September quarter.

The conservative Koch network is refusing to help the Republican Party win North Dakota's high-profile Senate contest after determining the GOP challenger in the race is no better than the Democrat.