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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: HOUSING BELLWETHER The government's monthly snapshot of U.S. housing starts should provide insight into the state of the new-home market.

Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

Trump is expected to kick off his campaign on Tuesday in Florida.

It's raining cats and dogs on Wall Street.

___ Trump says he plans to keep criticizing Fed over rates WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has no intention of ending his public attacks on the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies even though he knows he has made Chairman Jerome Powell's job more difficult.

U.S. stocks fell in early trading Friday on Wall Street after a major chipmaker issued a sharp warning about how the U.S.-China trade war is disrupting a key industry.

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

When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, or even hints that it's about to, investors cheer.

The adjustment stemmed from data provided by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in his April letter to shareholders regarding third-party sellers on its platform.

Broadcom's shares fell on Friday, along with those of other chipmakers, after the company lowered revenue guidance for the rest of the year due to trade tensions and a "broad-based" slowdown in general.

U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears the economy was slowing down sharply in the second quarter.

Asian shares were mixed Friday as investors weighed a variety of factors, including alleged attacks on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and lingering worries about trade conflict between the U.S. and China.

Stocks fell on Friday but still managed a second straight week of gains.

PetSmart’s Chewy made its market debut Friday after shares opened at $36.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday on Wall Street as a spike in oil prices boosted energy stocks following a suspected attack on two oil tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Stocks ended modestly lower for the second straight day Wednesday, dragged down by losses in technology companies and banks.

___ Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz; US blames Iran DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. is blaming Iran for an attack on two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, including one that was set ablaze.

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

The electric car maker asked the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to approve exemptions for Model 3 car computers and center console screens.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as activists in Hong Kong vowed to keep protesting an extradition bill they fear would whittle the Chinese territory's legal autonomy.