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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.

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

Top officials at the European Central Bank were concerned about a strengthening euro and the possibility of a global trade war as they decided to go slow in removing economic stimulus.

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.

Long Blockchain says Nasdaq will delist the company that transformed from a beverage company to the technology that underpins bitcoin.

___ Zuckerberg testimony reveals lawmaker confusion on Facebook WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Wednesday that regulation of social media is "inevitable" and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders.

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

The SEC chairman is making his mark on cryptocurrency scams.

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

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.

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.

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

Asian stock markets rose Monday amid uncertainty about an escalating U.S.-Chinese tariff dispute after President Donald Trump said a settlement was possible but his advisers said other nations might add to pressure on Beijing.

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.

The business magnate shifts from complaint over “typical bubble.”

Asian stock markets slipped Friday after Beijing vowed to fight the Trump administration's latest threats of yet more tariffs on Chinese imports, intensifying investor fears about a brewing trade battle between the world's two biggest economies.

Stocks in the U.S. are rising Thursday morning and major indexes in Europe are jumping as global markets continue a rally that began late the previous day.

Asian stock markets rebounded Thursday from sharp losses triggered by escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.