Trump's Stimulus Orders Set Off Squabble

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin offered sharply different takes on the president's coronavirus relief measures. 


 
China's July Industrial Deflation Eased

China's factory gate prices fell at a slower pace in July thanks to recovering market demand and global commodity prices, while the nation's consumer inflation picked up due to higher food prices. 


 
Economy Week Ahead: Consumer Prices, GDP, Retail Sales

The U.S. retail-sales report for July caps another week of data that will shed more light on the pace of global recovery from the new coronavirus pandemic. 


 
New Coronavirus Infections in Some Parts of the U.S. Trend Down

The U.S. reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly a week, as new infections in some parts of the country trended down. 


 
Tech's Stock Market Takeover Reaches New Heights

The collective market value of the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 has swelled to about $8 trillion as of Friday, as investors have piled into big technology stocks including. 


 
Iron Ore's Price Rally Defies Coronavirus-Induced Recession

Global steel output has fallen during the pandemic, but China's steps to boost its economy have buoyed local production and with it demand for iron ore. 


 
U.S. Oil-Rig Count Falls by 4 in Latest Week, Baker Hughes Says

The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. fell by four in the past week to 176, according to Baker Hughes. A year ago, there were 764 oil rigs drilling in the U.S. 


 
To Some Investors, 10-Year Treasury Note Isn't What It Was

For years, the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has been every investor's touchstone. Now some people are saying they can't trust its signals the way they once did. 


 
Stocks Edge Up at End of Big Week

U.S. stocks ticked higher as the latest employment report showed the economy added more jobs than expected last month, though uncertainty surrounding fresh government stimulus threatened to crimp a recovery. 


 
Unemployment Rate Fell to 10.2% in July, U.S. Employers Added 1.8 Million Jobs

Employers added 1.8 million jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2%, so far recovering less than half of the jobs lost due to the pandemic.