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The Latest on the Brexit negotiations between the European Union and United Kingdom (all times local): 12:55 p.m. British Brexit negotiator David Davis is urging leaders of the European Union to "take a step forward" and move talks on to future relations between the U.K. and the bloc.

The Latest on the Brexit negotiations between the European Union and United Kingdom (all times local): 12:55 p.m. British Brexit negotiator David Davis is urging leaders of the European Union to "take a step forward" and move talks on to future relations between the U.K. and the bloc.

Asian shares advanced Thursday, taking their cue from the latest record highs on Wall Street.

Household goods makers and health care companies are edging higher while banks and energy companies fall Wednesday morning.

Major stock indexes edged up to post record closing highs on Wednesday with sector moves in the S&P 500 showing preference toward so-called defensive stocks.

Major stock indexes edged up to post record closing highs on Wednesday with sector moves in the S&P 500 showing preference toward so-called defensive stocks.

Russian authorities have agreed to regulate the crypto-currency market and hope to set out how this regulation will work by the end of the year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

Asian stocks advanced Wednesday after Wall Street's main index closed at a fresh record high and Spain's Catalonia crisis eased after an independence leader backed away from plans to break away immediately.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Tuesday, helped by a surge in Wal-Mart Stores, while Amazon and Facebook lost ground and investors focused on upcoming quarterly reports.

U.S. stocks are starting the day higher on Tuesday as a strong forecast from Wal-Mart lifts retailers and energy companies rise with the price of crude oil.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

Most global stock markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street despite jitters about the status of Spain's Catalonia region and tensions over North Korea.

Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday.

Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday.

U.S. stocks faded a bit from their record highs in early trading Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace to snap its longest winning streak in four years.

U.S. stocks faded a bit from their record highs in early trading Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace to snap its longest winning streak in four years.

The S&P 500 eased on Friday, ending a six-day run of record highs as the first monthly decline in U.S. nonfarm jobs in seven years dampened sentiment and pharmacy shares fell on Amazon competition fears.