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Stocks push past latest trade-war confusion to more records

NEW YORK — The stock market capped another week of healthy gains on Friday, but it ended on more of a befuddled note than a bang as confusion about th...
21:43 8 November 2021

Hopes rise that lifting tariffs could allow US-China accord

BEIJING — Prospects appear to have brightened for a preliminary breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade war after the two sides agreed to reduce some pun...
20:24 7 November 2021

Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...
4:47 6 November 2021

Dow hits record as stock market rally extends into 5th week

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned to a record on Monday, joining other market gauges at all-time highs, as the stock market's rally...
21:32 4 November 2021

Global markets rise amid hopes for trade talks, earnings

BEIJING — Global stock markets rose Monday on hopes for progress in trade talks between the United States and China and on the back of strong economic...
12:05 4 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more

WASHINGTON — Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State's leader wasn't enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story...
13:53 2 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that Thursday's stock market decline was driven primarily by the impeachment inquiry.
22:13 31 October 2021

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on Fed rate cut

BEIJING — Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key U.S. interest rate and Chinese factory activity contracted.
9:55 31 October 2021

Stocks set another record. The champagne’s still corked.

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are back at a record. Don't feel excited? Neither does Wall Street.
21:30 28 October 2021

World shares advance as earnings remain in focus

BANGKOK — Stock markets rose on Thursday after some upbeat company earnings and as investors awaited the European Central Bank's monetary policy decis...
11:13 24 October 2021