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Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
2:38 17 December 2021

Mexico reaffirms rejection of US labor inspectors

MEXICO CITY — Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday he does not feel tricked by the insertion of a provision for labor inspectors in le...
16:33 16 December 2021

Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
16:06 16 December 2021

Stocks mostly rise on Chinese report, US-China trade deal

BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly rose Monday on a positive economic report from China, last week's long-awaited U.S.-Chinese trade deal, and grea...
13:43 16 December 2021

China delays tariffs on US autos, other goods in trade deal

BEIJING — China’s government says it will postpone planned punitive tariffs on U.S.-made automobiles and other goods following an interim trade deal w...
8:28 15 December 2021

White gold: Cyprus’ halloumi cheese entangled in politics

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dairy farmers on Cyprus refer to halloumi as “white gold.” The salty, rubbery cheese made from goats' and sheep's milk and prized fo...
8:15 15 December 2021

Mexico objects over US bill on ratifying trade pact

MEXICO CITY — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to leg...
0:44 15 December 2021

Shooting shows New Jersey’s gun laws aren’t stopping imports

TRENTON, N.J. — Officials from states with strong gun restrictions have called for stricter firearm control in places with weaker laws to thwart traff...
14:12 14 December 2021

Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference

LONDON — The prospect of Russian interference in Britain's election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded that people ...
17:01 7 December 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the people he forgets he knew

WASHINGTON — When certain associates and acquaintances of President Donald Trump get into hot water, he forgets he ever knew them. Various figures fro...
16:24 7 December 2021

Q&A: Does a manufacturing slump threaten the US economy?

WASHINGTON — Defying fears and predictions, the U.S. economy is still shrugging off President Donald Trump’s trade conflicts.
15:52 7 December 2021

Impeachment collides with funding deadline, testing Congress

WASHINGTON — The impeachment drama is dominating Washington, but leading figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still have their day jobs to do.
14:27 7 December 2021

Economic adviser: China wants to keep negotiating with Trump

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's economic adviser said Friday that he doesn't think China is slow-walking trade talks with the United States to s...
18:12 6 December 2021

China waiving tariff hikes on US soybeans, pork

BEIJING — China's finance ministry says Beijing is waiving tariff hikes on U.S. soybeans and pork while the two sides negotiate a trade deal.
9:11 6 December 2021

US likely to hit China over human rights despite trade talks

WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its rec...
20:57 5 December 2021

China says US must cut tariffs in trade deal

BEIJING — Washington must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if the two sides reach a trade deal, China said Thursday, indicating Beijing i...
9:41 5 December 2021

Global shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal

TOKYO — Global shares were higher Thursday amid renewed hopes that a U.S. trade deal with China may be near despite recent tough talk from President D...
9:10 5 December 2021

Asian shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal

TOKYO — Asian shares were rising Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Don...
2:50 5 December 2021

Trump aims for role of NATO statesman but mars unity message

WATFORD, England — Aiming to play the role of global statesman as the impeachment drama was unfolding in Washington, President Donald Trump instead sh...
1:48 5 December 2021

Global stocks turn higher on renewed trade hopes

BEIJING — Global stock markets turned higher on Wednesday on hopes that negotiations toward a U.S.-China trade deal are proceeding despite tough rheto...
13:29 4 December 2021

China and US clash over Xinjiang, Hong Kong bills

BEIJING — Already strained relations between China and the United States were further muddied after U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targe...
10:28 4 December 2021

Trump’s US-Japan trade deal wins Japan parliament approval

TOKYO — Japan’s Parliament has approved a trade deal that was agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier thi...
3:03 4 December 2021

Trump against the world: A snapshot of his trade disputes

WASHINGTON — There are lots of ways, it seems, to land on one of President Donald Trump’s tariff hit lists.
21:30 3 December 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misstatements at NATO summit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday wholly misrepresented the U.S. record on international trade disputes and dismissed as a mysterious “ru...
20:35 3 December 2021

Trump says China deal could wait until after 2020 election

LONDON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the likelihood of reaching a U.S.-China trade deal before next year’s elections — and then shrug...
17:39 3 December 2021

Forever war: US and China struggle to defuse trade conflict

WASHINGTON — Businesses and investors have been nervously monitoring U.S.-China trade talks for months, hoping the world’s two biggest economies can d...
17:14 3 December 2021

France to retaliate if US doubles Champagne, cheese prices

PARIS — France is bristling at a U.S. threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheeses, Champagne and other products, with the French leader telling Pres...
16:55 3 December 2021

Stocks fall as Trump downplays chances of China trade deal

TOKYO — Global shares turned lower on Tuesday amid pessimism over a standoff between the U.S. and China and new tensions between the U.S. and France o...
13:02 3 December 2021

Now Roquefort: US eyes tariffs on $2.4B in French imports

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French imports — including Roquefort cheese, handbags, lipst...
1:21 3 December 2021

Global markets steady at start of busy economic data week

LONDON — Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Monday as investors awaited developments on the U.S.-China trade talks front and a raft o...
13:19 2 December 2021