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The U.S. stock market is drifting around its record heights on Thursday, as Wall Street sifts through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths.

The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged Thursday as inflation remains under control and European businesses weather the impact of higher U.S. tariffs better than previously feared.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell for the fourth week in a row to its lowest level in more than a year.

Clergy members called on Congress to reopen the government, citing negative effects on low-income people.

Iranian officials met with representatives from Belarus and Turkey this week as Tehran looks to expand its circle of allies to circumvent the effects of Western sanctions.

Education analysts are citing "gradflation" -- short for "graduation inflation" -- as a growing problem in which too many liberal arts graduates are chasing too few well-paying jobs, thereby lowering the value of their four-year degrees.

President Trump fiercely pushed back on Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer's criticism of his trip to Asia, saying the New York Democrat's comments are "almost treasonous."

President Trump said he has secured trade deals with China after meeting Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a high-stakes summit aimed at reducing tensions between the world's two largest economies.

It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent, the Japan Series. The SoftBank Hawks won their 12th championship Thursday night over the Hanshin Tigers, one of Japan's oldest clubs ...

President Trump said Thursday the U.S. would lower its fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese goods after Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to delay rare earth restrictions for at least a year.