Pascal Coffey

A U.S. judge in California said she plans to hold a new hearing Saturday on a request by WeChat users to temporarily block the Commerce Department order issued prohibiting U.S. app stores from offering WeChat for download starting late Sunday. Earlier, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler issued an order declaring a request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by U.S. WeChat users appeared moot after the Commerce order.

A U.S. judge in California said she plans to hold a new hearing Saturday on a request by WeChat users…

A slowdown in U.S. consumer spending in August provided the clearest evidence this week that the recovery is slowing . The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment dropped less than expected, and applications for the week before were revised up . U.S. factory production increased for a fourth straight month in August, and confidence rose to a record among single-family homebuilders .

A slowdown in U.S. consumer spending in August provided the clearest evidence this week that millions of Americans have begun…