China's Central Air Traffic Management Office, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Public Security and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, has designated fixed dedicated airspace for drones within controlled airspace in Shanghai and Sichuan, and will adopt a "government coordinated management, industry-guided supervision, user report-and-fly" model to enable continuous, fine-grained safeguarding of airspace resources.

White House National Economic Council director Hassett told ABC's This Week that media coverage tends to fixate on isolated disappointing consumer-price readings, citing gasoline. He urged markets to focus on the broader picture and changes in real wages, saying employment gains, stock-market strength and healthy corporate profits are translating into higher pay and that short-term price swings should be taken in stride.

The United Auto Workers called for a strike at a supplier plant from midnight local time; the plant supplies trucks and SUVs to General Motors (GM.N).