3M says agreement isn’t an admission of guilt and that the products are safe “when used properly.”

Shares of AT&T and Verizon have both been laggards this year, but Citi Research analyst Michael Rollins sees better days ahead.

Gold prices settle Tuesday at their highest in three weeks, as data showing declines in U.S. consumer confidence and job openings weaken both the dollar and Treasury yields, ahead of U.S. inflation and labor-market numbers due later this week.

Voting blocs within each major party and Congress are creating a winner-take-all attitude toward crafting public policy, paralyzing progress

Oil futures finish higher on Tuesday, finding some support from risks to energy market operations posed by Hurricane Idalia as it heads towards Florida, but with gains limited by continued concerns about energy demand.

Nio’s stock sinks after the China-based electric-vehicle maker reported second-quarter results that missed expectations, but provided an upbeat outlook.

So the S&P 500 is ending a five-month streak? Now is not the time to throw in the towel on this stock market, says Finom Group’s chief market strategist, Seth Golden.

“I have provided more than $166,000 in financial assistance to my daughters since they graduated from high school.”

Treasury yields fall, with the policy-sensitive 2-year rate below 5%, after U.S. data showing fewer job openings and declining consumer confidence.

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday following July job openings data that added more evidence of a cooling labor market and potentially more support for an eventual easing of interest-rates by the Federal Reserve.