The retail sales report arrives amid a whipsaw frenzy of on-and-off-again tariffs have that jolted businesses and households.

When rates fell to around 6.7% (the lowest level in months) in early July, applications for home loans promptly ticked up, ...

NEW YORK — Wall Street is hanging near its records on Thursday following some better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies.