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Asian stock markets edged higher Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strength in technology and retailing shares.

U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday after setting records over the past few days.

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after the White House said it reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing a North American free-trade deal.

Global markets are rising Monday morning, and gains for technology companies, banks and industrial firms have U.S. stocks on track for more record highs.

___ US and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with a new deal that would be intended to encourage more manufacturing in the United States.

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.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped two cents a gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.91.

___ S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 close at record highs NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended a week of milestones with a few more Friday.

Technology companies led U.S. stocks higher in early trading Friday, reversing all of the market's losses from a day earlier.

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

A Canadian power company says it expects to purchase dozens of hydroelectric plants across the U.S. by the end of the year — including four in Maine.

A federal judge has dismissed a second defendant in a $1 billion racketeering lawsuit that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline filed against environmental groups.

Asian shares were mixed Friday after a listless session on Wall Street, where a slide in banks and industrial companies offset solid gains for the technology sector.

Ahmad Harb opened his perfume shop on the main street of Beirut's commercial Hamra district 35 years ago, and his business has weathered security and political crises in this volatile country, including a civil war.

Stocks are drifting between gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Thursday as gains in the technology sector are offset by losses in banks, packaged food makers and other companies.

The Russian ruble has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar since April 2016 amid fears of new economic sanctions by the United States.

Volkswagen says it's launching an all-electric car sharing service in Berlin using its battery powered Golf and Up! models as it seeks to build a business serving people in big cities who don't own cars.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the United States and China imposed new tariff hikes on each other's goods in an escalation of their battle over Beijing's technology policy.

U.S. stocks are edging lower in early trading, giving back some of their gains from a day earlier, even as the S&P 500 index is poised to mark its longest bull run in history.