Commodities

U.S. move to sanction Russia triggering spike in the metal’s prices.

Global stock markets were mostly higher Friday after the U.S. said it was exploring the possibility of returning to trade talks with 11 Pacific countries.

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U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday morning as technology companies, banks and industrial companies rally.

Most Asian shares sank Thursday as investors digested the latest Fed minutes while geopolitical concerns overshadowed sentiment after President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on the Middle East conflict.

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U.S. stocks are giving back some of their recent gains as the market slumps Wednesday morning.

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

The Russian ruble has again fallen sharply as last week's U.S. sanctions continue to bite.

U.S. consumer prices rose 2.4 percent in March from a year earlier, the fastest annual pace in 12 months.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, trading in a narrow range after overnight gains following conciliatory comments on trade by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Stocks are rising on Wall Street Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping offered possible concessions in a trade dispute with the U.S. Xi promised to reduce China's tariffs on imported cars and to improve intellectual property protection, steps that could help the U.S. and China reduce recent tensions over trade.

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Asian markets are modestly higher as investors watch developments in the simmering trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

U.S. stocks are edging higher Monday after concerns about growing trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks lower last week.

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

Russia says it will support companies hit by fresh U.S. sanctions as shares in aluminum producer Rusal plummeted.

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Another increase in trade tensions has stocks reversing course and falling again Friday morning as the U.S. considers an even larger set of tariffs on imports from China.