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U.S. markets closed closed higher for the 5th-straight session despite opening weakness and a back-test to near-term and mid-December support levels. Fed Speak and more rhetoric over the DC gridlock and partial government shutdown led to the choppiness before the midday rebound into positive territory. The major indexes also cleared previous session highs and....

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​U.S. markets showed strength for a 3rd-straight session as U.S. and China trade talks resumed for a second day. Comments from both sides have expressed cautious optimism that a deal can be reached ahead of the March 1st deadline. Reports say both sides are making progress on narrowing the differences on trade issues, especially....

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local) 4 p.m. Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its first four-day winning streak since September. Technology companies and banks posted big gains Wednesday. Those stocks tend to benefit the most from economic growth. Apple added 1.7 percent....

Asia markets saw gains on Wednesday as investors remained cautiously optimistic about trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, which wrapped up on Wednesday after three days. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 1.1 percent to close at 20,427.06 while the Topix also gained 1.1 percent to finish its trading day at 1,535.11, with almost all....

C​U.S. markets showed strength for a 3rd-straight session as U.S. and China trade talks resumed for a second day. Comments from both sides have expressed cautious optimism that a deal can be reached ahead of the March 1st deadline. Reports say both sides are making progress on narrowing the differences on trade issues, especially....

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