U.S. Stock Futures Tick Up Ahead of Economic Data

U.S. stock futures ticked up ahead of the release of industrial production data that are expected to show an increase, led by a rise in manufacturing output. 


 
Chinese Companies in Pentagon Spotlight Hire Global Banks to Sell Dollar Bonds

ChemChina and Three Gorges, designated by the U.S. Defense Department as "Communist Chinese military companies," are pursuing bond deals with the help of Western banks. 


 
The Chinese Are Spending Again

China's consumers have emerged from their protective crouch. That removes one worry about the recovery but could stoke Sino-U.S. tensions 


 
Some Democrats Call for Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Before Election Day

Many House Democrats are raising pressure on party leaders to break the logjam with the White House on coronavirus aid, eager to pass a bill before Election Day even with further concessions to Republicans. 


 
German Stocks Show Strength in Europe's Battered Market

German stocks have outpaced European rivals since the coronavirus-driven market selloff bottomed out in March, reflecting the advantages of strong balance sheets and exports to China. 


 
Coronavirus Legal Fight Between Insurers and Businesses Goes Global

A U.K. court will decide whether business-interruption policies are clearly worded, Australian insurers want to know whether a 100-year-old law that no longer exists excludes the pandemic, and a French court found in favor of a restaurant owner who sued for cover over government-ordered lockdowns. 


 
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Fall, but Hurricane Sally Puts Some States in Jeopardy

The U.S. reported fewer than 35,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the storm strengthening and expected to make landfall around the Mississippi-Alabama state line early Wednesday 


 
Calpers Weighs Curbs on Investment Chief's Personal Holdings

Directors of the nation's largest pension fund will discuss limiting personal investments by the fund's investment chief following revelations that the former chief held shares in one of its private-equity managers. 


 
Derby's Take: The Man Behind 'Evans Rule' Sees New Rate Guidance Challenges

The Federal Reserve official who pioneered an idea that powered one of the most important phases of the central bank's financial crisis-era interest rate guidance reckons that any new effort on this front will be trickier for the central bank to pull off. 


 
China's Economy Picks Up Speed as Shoppers, Moviegoers Return

China's economic recovery accelerated in August, with retail sales, the last noncooperative component, returning to pre-coronavirus levels by showing their first month of growth this year.