Economic Indicators

Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday as traders questioned whether a 90-day truce in a tariff battle will allow the U.S. and China to resolve issues ranging from technology development to trade.

The meeting comes after months of warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump that he might impose big tariffs on imported cars, and days after he agreed a truce in a broader trade war with China.

This comes in response to nationwide protests against high pump prices and living costs.

OPEC meets on Thursday in Vienna.

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to strengthen the single currency bloc's defenses against any future financial crisis.

A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude.

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.

Argentina's president is celebrating the successful hosting of the G-20 summit, but he says he's ready for tough times ahead as the country confronts an economic crisis.

Leaders from around the world are arriving for the ceremonial opening of the climate conference in southern Poland that will discuss ways of curbing climate change.

___ 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.

Stocks finished solidly higher on Wall Street Monday as investors welcomed news of a 90-day truce in the trade battle between the U.S. and China.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Tribune Media Co., up $4.72 to $44.98 The TV station owner agreed to be acquired by Nexstar, four months after a bid from Sinclair Broadcast Group collapsed.

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

A U.S.-Chinese cease fire on tariffs gives jittery companies a respite but does little to resolve a war over Beijing's technology ambitions that threatens to chill global economic growth.

Some 3,000 Italian business leaders from mainly small and medium sized firms are protesting in the northern city of Turin to pressure the government to invest in infrastructure and come up with clear plans for promoting economic growth.

The Latest on the U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): 1:50 p.m. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says there is no "specific agreement" between the United States and China that would address China's tariffs on U.S. auto imports but says he "expects" those duties to go to zero.

The White House also plans to eliminate certain subsidies implemented by former President Barack Obama.

The Latest on France's response to violent protests (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

European Union's enlargement commissioner is visiting Kosovo to try to push authorities to revoke a recent decision to impose a 100-percent tariff on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

President Trump’s spending bill for 2019 calls for a 2.6 percent bump in military pay – the largest increase in a decade.