Trump Targets German Trade, and the South Grimaces

By ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD FAUSSET May 31, 2017 GREER, S.C. — No matter that this small Southern city sits squarely in the middle of Trump country: The president, with his criticism of German trade policy, was setting off alarm bells in the...

UK’s Theresa May could lose control of parliament as Brexit negotiations heat up: Poll

Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain’s June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political turmoil just as formal Brexit talks begin. The YouGov model suggested May would lose...

Markets will get an important look at range of economic activity ahead of jobs report

A diverse group of economic reports on jobs, car sales and manufacturing activity should provide a fairly rounded out picture of the economy in May. The rush of reports comes ahead of the most important data this week: the May employment report on Friday. ADP private...