Stocks close down; Capital One says the deal will help Discover compete; Walmart says sales rise; Home Depot says demand for big ticket items is weak.

Walmart and Home Depot expect slower growth in the months ahead; authorities take down global ransomware group Lockbit; Biden administration funds $6 billion in water infrastructure improvements; Capital One wants to purchase Discover, in a deal that would create a credit card giant.

Stocks fall; services costs push up PPI; consumer sentiment unchanged so far in January; housing starts fall.

Wholesale prices rose in January; FCC bans AI robocalls; Biden administration releases new details about student debt relief plan; Japan and the United Kingdom dip into recession.

Stocks rise; retail sales post biggest decline in 10 months; number of striking workers more than doubles in 2023; import prices rise.

First-time claims for unemployment benefits were lower than expected earlier this month; the Biden administration gives $970 million to 114 U.S. airports; Airbus reports that revenues were up 11% in 2023.

Stocks rise; Fed could hold rates steady at its next meeting; Lyft includes typo in earnings forecast; Airbnb revenue rises.

Microsoft pointed to cyber spies working for China, North Korea, Iran and Russia; Lyft stock temporarily soars after incorrect earnings statement; Sony’s PlayStation 5 console struggles; Airbnb says booking demand remains strong.

Stocks fall; inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s target; small business optimism declines; Hasbro revenue falls.

Consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 3.1%; Treasury Department proposes money laundering rule for investment advisers; Coca-Cola improves sales in foreign markets; activist investor Icahn targets JetBlue Airways.