Economic Indicators

Stocks posted solid gains on Monday after the White House said it reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing NAFTA.

Foxconn Technology Group announced Monday that it will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is one of the largest gifts in the school's history and comes as the Taiwan-based electronics giant builds its first North American factory in southeastern Wisconsin.

The Latest on a U.S. trade agreement with Mexico (all times local): 11 a.m.

The top government official overseeing the $1.5 trillion student loan market resigned Monday, citing what he says is the White House's open hostility toward protecting the nation's millions of student loan borrowers.

China is challenging the latest round of U.S. tariffs against Chinese goods through the World Trade Organization.

Trump says he'll be 'terminating' NAFTA as he pursues trade deal with Mexico, starts negotiations with Canada.

Iran went to the United Nations' highest court Monday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to re-impose them, calling the move "naked economic aggression."

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

The new trade pact will be called “The United States-Mexico Trade Agreement."

President Trump announces trade 'understanding' with Mexico that could lead to overhaul of NAFTA.

Germany's foreign minister says Europe should fill the gaps left by the withdrawal of the United States from international organizations and key regions of the world.

A new contract will be voted on by union members next month.

Board dissolves three-member committee set up to assess possible go-private transaction.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for trade discussions to be held between the U.S., Europe, China and Japan in November in Paris.

The Dow was up by triple digits, while the Nasdaq and S&P hit record highs.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to visit Africa on a trade mission aimed at boosting the U.K.'s post-Brexit fortunes.

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.

A leading economic institute says its index of German business optimism rose in August thanks to an easing of trade tensions between the European Union and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Attempts to form a new pact faltered numerous times between the countries

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