Gross domestic product was expected to rise at a 0.4% annualized pace in the first quarter, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor and defended his sweeping tariffs after new data showed the U.S. economy contracting last quarter.

President Donald Trump's tariffs "create a significant economic headwind" for First Solar's plants in India, Malaysia and Vietnam, CEO Mark Widmar said.

Companies slowed hiring sharply in April as they braced against potential impacts from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The most anticipated part of Apple's Thursday earnings will be CEO Tim Cook's comments on how the company is dealing with President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

Yum Brands, the parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, said sales rose 12% in the first quarter.

As broader approval for GLP-1 weight loss drugs spurs higher demand, it's also causing employer drug spending to spike.

Europe's biggest carmaker reported operating profit of 2.9 billion euros ($3.3 billion) for the first three months of the year.

Etsy posted better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter and said it's "staying nimble" in the face of tariff uncertainty.

"The modern financial system is broken, it's slow, it's expensive," the executive vice president of the Trump Organization told CNBC.