• November 22, 2017
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Stocks opened little changed Wednesday, a day after all three major indexes closed at records, as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve’s November meeting and digested the latest round of economic data. Trade was expected to be thin ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday and an abbreviated market session on Friday.

• November 22, 2017
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Initial jobless claims, a tool to measure U.S. layoffs, fell by 13,000 to 239,000 in the week ended Nov. 18. That’s below the 240,000 estimate of economists polled. The more stable monthly average of claims rose 1,250 to 239,750, the government said Wednesday. The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims,

• November 22, 2017
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Durable-goods orders fell 1.2% in October, well below the forecast of a 0.7% gain. Excluding transportation orders increased 0.4%. Business investment dipped 0.5% based on a closely followed measure known as core capital goods orders. These orders have climbed a healthy 8.1% in the past year, however, suggesting the recent decline is temporary. Durable-goods shipments

• November 21, 2017
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Existing-home sales ran at a 5.48 million annual rate in October, the best monthly rate since June, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Economists surveyed had forecast a 5.45 million pace. September’s pace, originally reported as 5.39 million, was revised down to 5.37 million. The median sales price was $247,000, and October marked the

• November 17, 2017
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The Commerce Department on Friday said October housing starts surged, rising 13.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million. September estimate was revised to 1.135 million. Economists polled expected a 1.2 million rate. Building permits, a less volatile series, rose 5.9% to 1.3 million.

• November 17, 2017
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U.S. housing starts were forecast to total 1.185 million in October, up from the 1.127 million reported for the previous month.

• November 16, 2017
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The Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing index slowed to a reading of 22.7 in November from 27.9 in October. Any reading above zero indicates improving conditions.

• November 16, 2017
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Initial jobless claims, a tool to measure U.S. layoffs, rose by 10,000 to 249,000 in the week ended Nov. 11. The number of applications hit a six-week high and exceeded the 235,000 estimate of economists polled. The more stable monthly average of claims rose by 6,500 to 237,750, the government said Thursday. The number of

• November 15, 2017
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Retail sales slowed in October after a sharp gain in the prior month. Sales rose 0.2% in October, better than forecasts of a flat reading. Sales rose a revised 1.9% in September, up from the prior estimate of a 1.6% gain, boosted by post-hurricane spending. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.1% after a 1.2% gain in

• November 15, 2017
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The Empire State index fell 10.8 points to 19.4, moving back from a three-year higj but still pointing to a solid manufacturing environment in the New York area. Any reading above zero indicates improving conditions. The new-orders index rose to 20.4 and shipments fell to 18.4.