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Amid the trade war with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expressing confidence in the resilience of the Chinese economy.

Mark Karpeles, arrested in Japan after his bitcoin exchange collapsed from massive hacking, has started a business around the same computer technology that led to his legal troubles.

A closely watched survey shows that the eurozone economy picked up a little bit of steam in May to expand at a three-month high rate.

U.S. stocks headed broadly higher in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street after comments from Mexico's foreign minister injected some optimism into a developing trade dispute.

A lawsuit by a group of young people who say U.S. energy policies are causing climate change and hurting their future faces a major hurdle Tuesday as lawyers for the Trump administration argue to stop the case from moving forward.

The Latest on President Donald Trump and tariffs on Mexico (all times local): 9:45 a.m.

Mexico says it thinks there's likely to be an agreement Wednesday with the United States that will avoid a 5% tariff on Mexican goods announced last week by President Donald Trump.

Not only is Rihanna among the richest self-made women in America, according to Forbes’ list released Tuesday, she is also the richest female musician in the world, according to the outlet.

The Trump administration wants to ease rules on mining and prospecting on federal lands — and even offshore — in the name of national security.

Chairman Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economic expansion if it decides that would be necessary.

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, banning stops by cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further isolate the communist government.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate action proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emissions of carbon pollution by 2050.

Illinois and Lake County are suing the owner of a Chicago-area silicone factory that exploded last month, seeking to force the company to identify the nature and extent of chemical pollution in the area and limit the environmental impact of the deadly blast.

Federal officials say most retailers in a South Texas town decimated by Hurricane Harvey have reopened as tourism authorities seek to woo visitors back.

A judge has approved an agreement for Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay $1.05 million to settle federal pollution violations over a 2011 pipeline break that sent oil into Montana's Yellowstone River.

___ Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs PHOENIX (AP) — The biggest victims of President Donald Trump's tariffs won't necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese.

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French carmaker Renault looks set to give its approval to Fiat Chrysler's merger offer.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: Box Inc., down 75 cents to $17.18 The online storage provider gave investors a weak revenue forecast for the year CVS Health Corp., up $1.23 to $54.62 CVS Health is pushing deeper into health services with plans to add dietitians and medical equipment to 1,500 stores over the next few years.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 500 points Tuesday as investors welcomed signals that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates if multiple U.S. trade conflicts threaten the nation's economic expansion.