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Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday as worries that the trade standoff between the U.S. and China might expand put investors in a selling mood.

Stocks tumbled Thursday on Wall Street as investors' anxiety over the U.S. trade spat with China increased and put the market on track for its third straight week of losses.

While the trade war is the main cloud over economic growth and demand predictions, market participants also pointed to weakening U.S. data and overfull U.S. crude stockpiles.

The Latest on trade tensions between the United States and China (all times local): 6:10 p.m. China's foreign ministry says the country is open to resuming trade talks with the U.S., but sincerity and mutual respect are needed.

Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for the impact of their tariff hikes.

Banks and retailers pushed the market broadly lower in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday.

U.S. crude inventories swelled by 4.7 million barrels in the latest week to their highest since July 2017 at 476.8 million barrels

Historic flooding has left parts of the Mississippi River closed for business.

U.S. farmers may hit the panic button as the China trade war escalates.

Shares edged in Asia on Wednesday after a rebound in technology stocks helped power an overnight rally on Wall Street.

U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after the U.S. government temporarily eased off its proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies.

A broad slide by technology companies pushed U.S. stocks lower in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, extending losses into another week.

Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped up to 40 percent as African swine fever in China's vast pig herds sends shockwaves through global meat markets.

___ Report: More companies in China handing over technology BEIJING (AP) — A business group says the number of foreign companies in China that feel compelled to hand over technology has doubled since two years ago.

OPEC, Russia and other non-member producers, an alliance known as OPEC+, agreed to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) from Jan. 1 for six months to try to prevent inventories from increasing and weakening prices.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office.

Shares are mixed in Asia, with India and Australia leading gains following elections that look set to keep incumbents in office.

Stocks flopped on Friday, and investors herded into the safety of bonds after the market's reading of the U.S.-China trade war flipped back to worry.

The US and Canada strike a trade deal.

Asian stocks were mixed on Friday amid worries that U.S. economic sanctions on Huawei may cast a pall on trade negotiations with China.