Construction spending in July was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.14 trillion, 0.1% below the revised June estimate, the Commerce Department said. The July figure was 2.8% below the estimate from a year before.
Lawmakers seek study of bank-fintech partnerships
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to require banking agencies to study partnerships between financial technology companies and small- to medium-sized banks and credit unions to see how such arrangements could improve communities.









