This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (November 15, 2018).

The global economy has hit a soft patch, new data from Japan, Germany and China show, leaving the U.S. at risk should the slowdown persist.

Inflation flared in the U.S. in October, with the CPI rising 0.3%, but the increase could prove fleeting.

General Electric's pummeling by investors is sending ripples throughout financial markets.

PG&E shares fell nearly 22% as concerns grew about potential liability costs from California wildfires.

Massive price swings are rattling energy markets amid questions about the health of the global economy.

U.S. stocks fell in a volatile session. The Dow and S&P 500 both lost 0.8%, while the Nasdaq shed 0.9%.

Macy's delivered healthy sales growth in its latest quarter and raised its guidance for the year.

Berkshire took a $4 billion stake in JPMorgan in the third quarter, boosting its bet on the banking industry.

Dell plans to sweeten a $22 billion deal to buy out an affiliate and return to the public markets.

Uber is seeing slower sales growth ahead of its planned IPO next year.

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November 15, 2018 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)