Marketplace Minute

Stocks close lower; government’s jobs tally due on Friday; imports rise slightly in October; exports fall.

The fast food giant wants to add 10,000 stores; Supreme Court justices appear unwilling to make broad changes to tax code; Hollywood actors ratify union deal with studios; British American Tobacco writes down value of cigarette brands.

Stocks close mixed; job openings fall the most in health care, social assistance; logistics sector shrinks in November; services sector expands.

There were 8.7 million job openings in October, as signs increase of labor market cooling; Supreme Court justices appear divided over Purdue Pharma settlement; Lamborghini agrees to 4-day workweek; latest Grand Theft Auto video game will not launch until 2025.

The airline will spend $2 billion on the deal if approved; factory orders fell more than 3.5% between September and October; Spotify announced layoffs impacting 17% of its workforce.

If approved, the merged airline would control more than 50% of Hawaii flights; drugmaker Roche to buy biotech startup working on obesity drugs; Spotify cuts 17% of workforce; Red Sea commercial ships attacked by Houthi rebels.

Stocks rise; manufacturing production falls; new home construction spending rises; manufacturers investing in long-run projects.

The Biden administration has released long-awaited rules limiting tax credits for certain EVs; OPEC+ extends oil output cuts; Tesla delivers long-promised pickup truck; federal judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban.

Stocks close mixed; services spending rises while durable goods spending falls; inflation mostly flat between September and October; unemployment claims rise.

PCE price index receded to a 3% annual rate in October; continuing claims for unemployment benefits hit a 2-year high; New York Fed Chief Williams says interest rate hikes are likely done; Ford says strike cost $1.7 billion.