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A man stretches in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. On Tuesday, shares are mixed in Asia after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.8% as it reopened from a public holiday and investors caught up on the news of a preliminary trade deal between China and the U.S. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
October 15, 2019 - 4:44 am

World shares mostly higher after wobbly day on Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Tuesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Germany's DAX advanced 0.4% to 12,532.50 and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 5,674.85. London's FTSE 100 was nearly unchanged at 7,215.74. In New York, futures were higher, with...
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October 14, 2019 - 12:33 am

Asian stocks gain after US-China announce truce on tariffs

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen after Washington and Beijing announced a truce on tariff hikes in a trade war. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. President Donald Trump agreed Friday to put off planned tariff hikes this...
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo specialist Dilip Patel, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 11, 2019 - 5:19 pm

Stocks rise on trade progress, S&P 500 notches weekly gain

The S&P 500 finished with its first weekly gain in four weeks Friday as investors welcomed a thaw in the punishing trade war between the U.S. and China. After two days of negotiations in Washington, the U.S. agreed to suspend a planned hike in tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods that had...
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October 11, 2019 - 5:03 pm

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks closed sharply higher Friday as the U.S. and China reached a partial deal on trade and said they would continue negotiating. President Donald Trump agreed to suspend an increase in tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods due to kick in Oct. 15. In exchange, China agreed to boost purchases...
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A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday on optimism about U.S.-Chinese talks on ending a tariff war.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
October 11, 2019 - 2:13 am

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on trade optimism

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday on optimism about U.S.-Chinese talks on ending a tariff war. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all advanced. Traders were encouraged by President Donald Trump's plan to meet Beijing's chief trade envoy. Economists say a...
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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo specialist Dilip Patel, right, work with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Banks led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, Oct. 10, placing the market on track to extend its gains from the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 10, 2019 - 4:43 pm

Stocks climb for 2nd straight day on US-China trade optimism

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street for the second straight day Thursday as the U.S. and China kicked off a new round of negotiations in their long-running trade war. Technology companies and banks led the rally as investors turned hopeful that the 13th round of trade talks will bring both...
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo traders Daniel Trimble, left, and Timothy Nick work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 09, 2019 - 1:42 pm

Stocks move broadly higher on Wall Street on trade hopes

Technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday as the market recouped some of its losses from the day before. The rally came as investors turned hopeful that the U.S. and China may make some progress in their latest round of trade negotiations after...
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Investors rest at a brokerage in Beijing on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Shares slipped in Asia on Wednesday as tensions between the U.S. and China flared ahead of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
October 09, 2019 - 4:47 am

Global shares mixed as US-China trade tensions cloud outlook

European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after benchmarks mostly fell in Asia ahead of talks between the U.S. and China aimed at resolving the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Adding to jitters over the economic outlook, the new head of the 189-nation International...
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Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as tensions rose between Washington and Beijing just ahead of the latest round of trade talks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
October 09, 2019 - 12:33 am

Asian stocks slip as tensions flare before US-China talks

Shares slipped in Asia on Wednesday as tensions between the U.S. and China flared ahead of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. An overnight sell-off on Wall Street added to the gloom. Technology companies, banks and health care stocks bore the brunt of...
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FILE - This Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 file photo shows the MedMen marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. Marijuana stocks have come down hard from their highs a year ago, and the skid isn't just spooking investors. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, MedMen Enterprises Inc., which sells legal cannabis in California and 11 other states, backed out of a blockbuster deal to buy PharmaCann, a Chicago-based marijuana company with operations in eight states. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
October 08, 2019 - 8:31 pm

MedMen's ends blockbuster deal adding to cannabis stock woes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marijuana stocks have come down hard from their highs a year ago, and the skid isn't just spooking investors. On Tuesday, MedMen Enterprises Inc., which sells legal cannabis in California and 11 other states, backed out of a blockbuster deal to buy PharmaCann, a Chicago-based...
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