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U.S. stocks surged in early trading Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their escalating trade dispute, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 300 points.

___ US-China trade truce sends US stocks solidly higher NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade dispute.

Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday after the U.S. and China reached a 90-day truce in a trade dispute that has dampened global growth and rattled investors worldwide.

Shares are advancing in Asia after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met and agreed to moderate tensions over trade.

___ Marriott security breach exposed data of up to 500M guests NEW YORK (AP) — A security breach inside the Marriott hotel empire has compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests worldwide.

Stocks are wobbling ahead of the highly-anticipating trade meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China.

Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 major economies summit this weekend.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning after huge gains the day before.

___ Police raid Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering case BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have raided Deutsche Bank's headquarters amid suspicions that its employees helped clients set up offshore companies that were used to launder hundreds of millions of euros.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Gold tends to gain when rate hike expectations recede because lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.

U.S. stock indexes are rising Wednesday morning as software maker Salesforce leads a rally in technology companies.

___ Stocks surge as Powell hints at slower interest rate hikes NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks made their biggest gain in eight months after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed might be willing to raise interest rates at a slower pace next year.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

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Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street and uncertainty ahead of the G-20 meeting of world leaders later in the week.

U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday morning as technology companies fall after President Donald Trump said he expects to put more tariffs on imports from China.

___ White House expresses 'disappointment,' 'anger' at GM WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is expressing "great disappointment" in General Motors after the automobile giant announced it would be cutting thousands of jobs.

Global stocks are rising Monday morning as big technology and retail stocks in the U.S. recover some of their recent losses on the first full trading day of the holiday shopping season.

___ GM to lay off up to 14K workers, close as many as 5 plants DETROIT (AP) — The announcement by General Motors that it will cut up to 14,000 workers in North America reflects a dramatic shift in the U.S. and North American auto markets, with companies turning away from cars and toward SUVs and trucks.