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The big media focus this weekend will be the historic two-day summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and China President Xi Jinping.

Gambling against the U.S. dollar could be a losing bet. 

The country's output growth was surprisingly muted in April, darkening the outlook for the Chinese economic recovery.

Markets are taking a pause from basing every move on the latest rhetoric out of the Fed regarding the timing of the first interest rate hike in nearly a decade.

China has set its economic growth projection range at 6.5 to 7 percent, an official from the country's top economic planner said at a briefing on Wednesday.

Chief financial officers are growing more concerned with major economic zones like Europe and China, along with regulations, according to a new survey.

New economic data out of China underlines the fact that the Chinese economy may be cooling down. The inflation rate rose more than expected to 2.7 percent in June, up from 2.1 percent in May.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday his country planned to greatly reduce restrictions on foreign investment.

The Chinese didn't ask casino mogul Steve Wynn for stock market advice but he has some anyways. 

Yum Brands Inc., which receives about half of its sales from China, has named a new chief executive of its China operations.

China stocks rose for their fourth straight day on Friday, as a tumble in small-caps triggered by supply fears was offset by a surge in banks amid speculation that government-backed investors helped stabilize the market ahead of a key meeting by China's parliament.

Chinese shares rose for the third straight session on Thursday, extending the previous day's 4 percent rally.

A Chinese meat company's plan to buy U.S.-based Smithfield Foods has some lawmakers worried the deal could create food safety issues.

The reported deal between Apple and China Mobile would give the wireless provider's 700 million subscribers iPhone access.

China stocks had their best day in four months, jumping over 4 percent, as investors piled into real estate and resources shares, encouraged by tentative signs of recovery in the property market.

Moody's downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to "negative" from "stable" on Wednesday, citing uncertainty over authorities' capacity to implement economic reforms, rising government debt and falling reserves.

Chinese shares rose on Tuesday after the central bank's surprise monetary policy easing, shrugging off disappointing manufacturing and service sector surveys that highlighted the wider challenges faced by the world's second-largest economy

China's central bank reduced the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the fifth time since Feb. 2015, as it seeks to revive a slowing economy.

China stocks closed at their lowest in a month on Monday, as investors sold on fears that rising real estate prices will cannibalize funds from shares, aggravated by disappointing earnings by small-cap growth stocks on the ChiNext index.

China stocks rebounded on Friday as markets took a breather after sharp losses in the previous session, while investors awaited policy messages from Chinese and global leaders gathering in Shanghai for a G20 meeting.