Federal Reserve policymakers last month saw signs that the economy was healing after its winter slump but still wanted more signs of improvement before they began raising interest rates.
It wasn't a robocall, but a federal judge left a message anyway for companies July 7 when he awarded nearly $230,000 to a Texas woman, finding that a cable company crossed the line when it harassed her with 153 robocalls even after she complained.
Federal Reserve policymakers were divided at their April meeting over whether the economy's winter weakness was temporary or might last longer.
Federal Reserve policymakers do not appear ready to start raising interest rates anytime soon, with officials expressing concerns about inflation and lingering weakness in the labour market.
For Alexis Tsipras, Greece's new prime minister, to rewrite the country's bailout agreement, he needs Eurozone support.
The Federal Reserve is reiterating that it will be "patient'' in raising rates from record lows but is signalling greater concern about excessively low inflation.
Good news: the Fed says low oil prices will help the U.S. recovery.
The U.S. Fed changed up some of the wording in its most recent FOMC release.
Sales of new U.S. homes edged up modestly in October, led by a big jump in activity in the Midwest.
Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in October, but a key category that tracks business investment plans declined sharply for a second straight month.