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Economists and other analysts are sounding off after a Wall Street Journal report said some allies of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have proposals to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence.

The National Association of Realtors scaled up its Washington lobbying effort in this year’s first quarter, according to disclosures.

The botched rollout of a revamped federal financial aid form has made this year’s college acceptance season particularly vexing.

Shares of Nio Inc., and those of other China-based electric-vehicle makers, powered higher Friday, after a report that China reportedly plans to provide car owners with an incentive to buy EVs.

Consumer sentiment deteriorated near the end of April, according to the latest reading from the University of Michigan.

If Trump is elected president in November, he will face the U.S. government’s growing debt burden. He might try to resolve the issue by defaulting.

Alphabet’s stock could see its second-best single-day performance in history on Friday, following an earnings report that drew effusive praise.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has launched an investigation of Tesla Inc.’s December recall of 2 million vehicles that were equipped with its Autopilot system.

The parent company of Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Mr. Coffee, Elmer’s glue and more said it lost $9 million, or 2 cents a share in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $102 million, or 25 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

Oil futures advanced on Friday morning, with both U.S. and global benchmark prices headed for weekly gains as investors awaited the release of U.S. inflation data that may provide further clues on when the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts might occur.

Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. dropped Friday, after the oil and gas giant reported first-quarter profit and production that fell below forecasts, even as revenue beat expectations by a wide margin.

Charter lost more internet subscribers than expected in the first quarter as the cable industry’s broadband growth challenges continued.