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In the south of Serbia, a Turkish car parts company has been hailed as a savior: its new plant created hundreds of jobs and breathed new life into a region that has long been underdeveloped and was devastated in the 1990s' wars.

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday as the lack of new leads following a U.S. market holiday kept trade worries and slowing Chinese manufacturing activity in the spotlight.

China faces bigger economic challenges than its trade war with the U.S.

Global shares were mostly lower Monday amid worries about escalating trade friction between the U.S. and Canada, who have been unable to agree to a revamped trade deal but will continue negotiating this week.

China faces bigger economic challenges than its trade war with the U.S.

Turkey's central bank said it would re-adjust its monetary policy at its next meeting, after Turkey's annual inflation rate increased to nearly 18 percent in August.

Asian shares were mostly lower Monday amid worries about escalating trade friction between the U.S. and Canada, who have been unable to agree to a revamped trade deal but will continue negotiating this week.

Turkey has raised a tax on foreign currency deposit accounts and scrapped another on lira savings as it tries to shore up its struggling currency.

Argentina's Central Bank has increased its benchmark interest rate to 60 percent in efforts to halt a sharp slide in the value of the peso.

U.S. stocks are dipping Thursday morning after a four-day rally brought major indexes to record highs.

The Turkish lira has further weakened against the dollar amid investors' move away from emerging markets and concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan economic policies.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as positive sentiment from U.S. economic data and the country's willingness to strike a trade deal with Canada was shaken by a weaker dollar.

U.S. stock indexes are slightly higher Wednesday morning as technology companies continue to climb.

Asian stock markets edged higher Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strength in technology and retailing shares.

U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday after setting records over the past few days.

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after the White House said it reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing a North American free-trade deal.

Global markets are rising Monday morning, and gains for technology companies, banks and industrial firms have U.S. stocks on track for more record highs.

Asian stocks rose on Monday as a dovish speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and all-time highs on Wall Street gave markets a breather from trade tensions.

___ S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 close at record highs NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended a week of milestones with a few more Friday.

Technology companies led U.S. stocks higher in early trading Friday, reversing all of the market's losses from a day earlier.