Stocks

Asian shares are mixed as investors fret over the status of China-U.S. trade talks after U.S. benchmarks closed mostly lower.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on pace for the best start to a year since 1987.

People are often polarized over the notion of buybacks, but the issuance of dividends presents a different story.

___ Powell says Fed likely to end bond trimming by end of 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the Federal Reserve is close to announcing a plan to bring to an end the reduction of the size of its massive bond portfolio.

U.S. stocks are moving lower in morning trading Wednesday as traders keep a wary eye on a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.

Stocks recovered most of an early loss and drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Wednesday as gains for banks and industrial companies were offset by losses elsewhere in the market.

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

WW stock plummeted after the dieting company reported weak results.

Investors also watched President Trump's personal lawyer testify before a House panel about Trump's political controversies.

Lowe's swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, weighed down sizeable one-time charges and a lethargic housing market.

Asian shares rose in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.

Home Depot's fourth-quarter profit is short of expectations with rising real estate prices cooling home sales.

A federal judge in New York is giving Tesla CEO Elon Musk until March 11 to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt of court.

Fortnite’s unprecedented success has sparked fierce competition among video game publishers for the attention of consumers.

AT&T acquired DirecTV, HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. film studio as part of the deal.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell held the first of his two-day semi-annual testimony to both houses of Congress.

Quarterly net sales rose to $26.49 billion, but missed analysts' expectations of $26.57 billion.

The executives will represent companies with some of the highest-grossing drugs in the world, and have routinely raised prices on many of their products.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, backtracking from Monday's rally spurred by news that President Donald Trump had pushed back a deadline for raising tariffs on imports from China to allow time for more negotiations.