New Vehicle Sales in US Fell 1.3% in 2019 but Still Healthy
New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 1.3% last year, but the numbers still passed the healthy 17 million mark for the fifth straight year.
New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 1.3% last year, but the numbers still passed the healthy 17 million mark for the fifth straight year.
Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. hit a record closing price Friday after the company reported that its global deliveries rose more than 50% last year.
Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction.
Fed saw little risk of a recession last month as it kept rates steady after three cuts.
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing activity fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, as the sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year’s global economic slowdown.
Oil prices are up strongly and major stock markets are down after U.S. forces in Iraq killed an Iranian general.
Small businesses have plenty of changes to deal with as 2020 begins.
American Airlines says it’s talking to Boeing about compensation for grounded planes and will share some of the proceeds with airline employees.
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months.
BALTIMORE — U.S. consumer confidence slipped ever so slightly in December, as expectations fell about economic growth over the next six months.