IMF improves global economic growth forecast to 3.2%; new housing construction plummets in March; UnitedHealth beats earnings forecasts despite ransomware attack; Bank of America’s profit falls amid high interest rates.

Stocks close down; retail sales rise 0.7% from February; homebuilder confidence flat in April; investment banking revenue pushes up Goldman Sachs earnings.

Retail sales increased 0.7% in March, Commerce Department says; FBI boards cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge; Goldman Sachs quarterly profits soar amid more deal making; global smartphone sales rise nearly 8%.

Stocks fall; JP Morgan CEO cites economic uncertainty; consumer confidence holds steady; import prices rise in March.

Profits rose 6% at JPMorgan Chase; BlackRock profits soar 36%; Citigroup, Wells Fargo profits decline; S&P 500 quarterly earnings expected to be up 5%.

Stocks close higher; cost of financial services, equipment wholesaling and other services rise; mortgage rates near 7%; initial jobless claims fall.

Delta Air Lines reported strong sales and summer demand; Constellation Brands reported strong beer sales; CarMax struggled amid high prices and interest rates; initial jobless claims declined to 211,000 last week; ECB maintains record high interest rate.

The annual rate of CPI inflation ticked up in March; Accounting giant KPMG fined $25 million in exam-cheating scandal; Trump Organization’s former CFO gets 5 months jail sentence for perjury.

The U.N.’s Simon Stiell is calling for changes in global finance to help fund climate change response; inflation increased to 3.5% in March, the Labor Department says; starting today, broadband providers must provide price labels; Google, Intel unveil advanced chips for A.I.