WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged lower this week, reaching record lows for the 14th time this year against the backdrop of the pandemic-ravaged economy.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 7.7% in the third quarter of the year from the previous three months, the national statistics institute reported on Thursday — the strongest quarterly result in a quarter century but less than…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests faltering confidence in the region’s economy as a new surge of the coronavirus outbreak sweeps the country.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions.

PARIS (AP) — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the pace of improvement in the economy has moderated in recent months with future prospects remaining “extraordinarily uncertain.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 rose to a record high Friday as investors continue to look forward to the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the global economy.

A flurry of data released Wednesday suggested that the spread of the virus is intensifying the threats to an economy still struggling to recover from the deep recession that struck in early spring.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In February, the Alabama Senate will have a new leader for the first time in a decade when Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper takes the helm as president pro tempore.

FILE - In this Thursday, April 25, 2019, file photo, Sen. Del Marsh, left, chats with Sen. Greg Reed on the senate floor as debate on the lottery bill is set to begin in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.…

A shopper in a face mask looks over cuts of beef piled up in a cold room for purchase at a Costco warehouse store Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in west Denver. The U.S. economy rebounded at an even-stronger pace in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten…

Envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Surfside, Fla. The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and…

Rows of boxed big-screen televisions sit on display at a Costco warehouse in this photograph taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Sheridan, Colo. Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods slow to modest gain of 1.3% in October indicating economy is slowing.

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, pedestrians walk past a business storefront with store closing and sale signs in Dedham, Mass. The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to break…

WASHINGTON (AP) — US keeps Q3 GDP estimate unchanged with a record 33.1% gain with economy expected to slow sharply in current quarter.

BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, fell for a second consecutive month in November as a resurgence of coronavirus infections led to partial shutdowns across the continent, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday.

FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo, a man walks past a Galeria Kaufhof warehouse as it is closed in Essen, Germany. A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell for…

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo new cars are stored in front of containers at the 'logport' (logistic port) in Duisburg, Germany. A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell for…

President-elect Joe Biden ran on a platform to address climate change, remedy inequality, resurrect the economy and implement a more focused COVID-19 strategy.

A woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. After a summer marked by a surge of coronavirus cases in Hawaii, officials plan to reboot the tourism based economy later this month despite concerns about…

A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. After a summer marked by a surge of coronavirus cases in Hawaii, officials plan to reboot the tourism based economy later this month despite concerns…

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris attend a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden attends a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris attend a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris attend a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden attends a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect Joe Biden arrives to attend a briefing on the economy at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.