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Mark Zuckerberg’s company introduced its new cryptocurrency and related product.

A decision on interest rates is expected Wednesday, followed by a press conference with chairman Jerome Powell.

Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of interest rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday following two weeks of gains.

The Minnesota-based retailer blamed the outage on an “internal technology issue” that caused registers to malfunction across the country for about two hours on Saturday.

___ Why US-China trade war risks hurting firms in both countries WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses are imploring President Donald Trump not to expand his tariffs to $300 billion in goods from China that have so far been spared in his trade war with Beijing.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Sotheby's, up $20.74 to $56.13

U.S. stocks posted slight gains on Wall Street on Monday, adding a bit to the last two weeks of gains.

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

BidFair USA is taking auction house Sotheby's private in a deal valued at $3.7 billion.

Pfizer is buying the cancer treatment company Array BioPharma in a deal worth $11.4 billion.

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

Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would acquire Array Biopharma Inc for $10.64 billion in cash, giving it access to the target's approved drugs for skin cancer and the targeted cancer medicines in its pipeline.

Optimism ahead of the Fed's June meeting helped drive stocks higher.

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.