U.S. Stocks Rise as Trump, China's Xi to Meet Next Week
Stocks rose after the White House announced that President Trump would meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week in Asia.
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Strong Earnings Reassure Jittery, Data-Deprived Investors
Corporate earnings are easing anxieties about the U.S. economy, providing support to markets buffeted by trade tensions with China and worries about bad business loans.
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China's New Strategy for Trump: Punch Hard, Concede Little
For Xi, rare-earths bombshell signaled a new toughness, while TikTok was 'spiritual opium' that could be turned into a low-cost bargaining chip.
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U.S. Set to Examine China's Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal
The move reopens an old trade dispute ahead of Trump's meeting with China's Xi Jinping.
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Inflation is still rising, CPI likely to show - but maybe not fast enough to stop Fed rate cuts
Inflation has been creeping higher from a postpandemic low of 2.3% earlier this year due in part to the highest U.S. tariffs in decades.
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Japan's Consumer Inflation Picks Up, But Rate Hike Timing Still Unclear
Consumer inflation-excluding volatile fresh food prices-increased 2.9% last month from a year earlier, compared with August's 2.7% rise.
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The U.S. Is Taking Stakes in Companies. This New Activism Is Here to Stay.
The U.S. is pushing the bounds of its legal authority to take ownership stakes in a growing number of companies.
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Central U.S. Manufacturing Activity Increases at Faster Pace
Activity at factories in the central U.S. improved further this month, with expectations for future activity jumping as the Federal Reserve mulls lowering borrowing costs further.
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Home Sales Rose in September, Boosted by Falling Mortgage Rates
âSales râeached a seven-month high, offering some hope that the housing market could be improving.
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U.S. Oil Sanctions Strike at Russia's Economic Lifeline
The U.S. has hit Moscow's biggest oil producers at a vulnerable time for the country's economy.
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Trump Administration Denies Negotiating Stakes in Quantum Computing Firms. These Stocks Leaped on the News.
Shares of quantum computing companies rose following a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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Canada Retail Sales Pull Back After Rising 1% in August
Retail trade in Canada continues to be choppy, with retailers facing a pull back in sales last month that hints at spending uncertainty among consumers worried about job prospects, and fallout from a bruising trade dispute with the U.S.
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Turkey's Central Bank Slows Pace of Interest-Rate Cuts After Inflation Uptick
The Central Bank of Turkey cut its benchmark rate to 39.5% from 40.5%.
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Xi Jinping's Purges Shrink Ranks of China's Communist Elite-and Boost His Power
Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.
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China Gears Up for More Tech Confrontation With U.S.
China will seek to become more self-sufficient technologically over the coming five years, the ruling Communist Party said in a new economic blueprint.