Economic Indicators

World stocks rise on report of US-China trade talks

Asian markets were mostly higher Thursday after a report that the U.S. proposed a new round of trade negotiations with China quelled fears that a dispute between the world's two largest economies was spiraling out of control.

China says Washington asks to resume talks on tariff fight

Two American business groups have released a survey that found almost two-thirds of U.S. companies in China have been hurt by the tariff war between Beijing and Washington and others say they will suffer if the two sides go ahead with more penalties.