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U.S. markets showed some strength on Monday after Chinese officials described trade talks over the weekend as constructive. China’s Commerce Ministry said there were good discussions on detailed arrangements for high level talks in October.However, news that the U.S. will be sending troops to the Gulf was a session overhang and caused some opening....

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U.S. markets showed some strength on Monday after Chinese officials described trade talks over the weekend as constructive. China’s Commerce Ministry said there were good discussions on detailed arrangements for high level talks in October.However, news that the U.S. will be sending troops to the Gulf was a session overhang and caused some opening....

U.S. markets showed strength to start Friday’s action as low level trade talks with China resumed in hopes of setting a bigger stage for negotiations in October. However, comments from President Trump saying he’s not looking for a partial deal, he’s looking for a complete deal, and that China buying agriculture products would not....

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes closed near session lows in the stock market today as China trade war fears again took center stage.  The Dow Jones industrials dropped 0.6%, the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq tumbled 0.8%. Small caps tracked by the Russell 2000 held up much better,....

The S&P is just shy of a new high. The issue is whether investors will be willing to push the markets into new high territory now that the Fed has indicated it will wait and see how the economy performs before cutting rates again. With the Fed finished, what’s next for the markets? What....

The Federal Reserve jumped into financial markets for a third straight day on Thursday in another attempt to keep interest rates from moving higher. The New York Federal Reserve said late Wednesday that it would inject another $75 billion into the market on Thursday to keep the federal funds rate within its target range.....

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