Economic Indicators

Asian shares advanced Friday after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke by phone and the Chinese state media reported progress in resolving trade tensions between their two countries.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is preparing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping amid growing concerns over Pakistan's growing fiscal crisis and its ability to repay Chinese loans.

Stocks end the week on a volatile note.

The final U.S. jobs report before Tuesday's midterm elections is expected to show that employers are still hiring at a healthy pace.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong (WEN FUH CHONG) has submitted a Pacific Rim trade pact to the National Assembly for approval.

Facing a blizzard of trade complaints, China is throwing an "open for business" import fair hosted by President Xi Jinping to rebrand itself as a welcoming market and positive global force.

President Xi Jinping has promised tax cuts and other help to Chinese entrepreneurs in a renewed effort to revive growth in the country's cooling, state-dominated economy.

Hope and anxiety hang over Asia — and north Asia in particular — ahead of Tuesday's U.S. midterm election.

The Justice Department has charged a fugitive Malaysian financier in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions of dollars from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development in that country.

Apple's faithful customers aren't snapping up iPhones quite as enthusiastically as anticipated heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.

The Justice Department has charged companies in China and Taiwan and three individuals with stealing trade secrets from a U.S. semi-conductor company.

Vice President Mike Pence credits the Trump administration’s policies for reviving the U.S. economy.

Against the backdrop of next week's midterm elections, the U.S. job market is the healthiest it's been in at least two decades.

___ Google employees leave work to protest treatment of women SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of Google employees around the world walk off the job to protest what they say is the tech giant's mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against executives.

The Latest on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' decision to issue permits for a proposed copper-nickel mine (all times local): 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota officials are set to announce whether they are granting permits for a planned copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

The Latest on charges against a Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers (all times local): 5 p.m. Goldman Sachs says it is cooperating with the investigation into alleged misuse of money from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development there.

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

Two employees were killed when an elevator filled with superheated, "flesh-boiling" steam at a Westar Energy plant in Kansas this summer, according to a federal lawsuit.

Stocks climbed Thursday as major indexes extended a rebound into a third day.