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Early session gains were pared after a Bloomberg report that Chinese officials have expressed disappointment over the level of assurances Washington is giving that tariffs imposed on their exports will be lifted.

The move is aimed at speeding up assembly lines in order to meet the demand for the Ford Expedition.

U.S. stock indexes drifted upward Monday at the start of a busy week for markets, and the S&P 500 inched back within a few good days of its record high set last autumn.

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Stocks managed to post modest gains on Wall Street Monday after charging ahead in a solid rally last week.

Fidelity National Information Services is buying Worldpay for about $35 billion as financial transactions increasingly move online.

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The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its fourth straight day of gains.

Shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have risen despite widespread skepticism about the merits of a possible merger between the two German lenders.

Global shares rose Monday as investors awaited signs the U.S. and China could be making progress in negotiations on resolving the trade war between the two biggest economies.

Shares rose in Asia on Monday as investors awaited signs the U.S. and China could be making progress in negotiations on resolving the trade war between the two biggest economies.

Lyft will meet with investors across the United States before pricing the IPO and listing on the Nasdaq at the end of the month.

U.S. stocks opened broadly higher on Wall Street Friday, led by technology and retail companies, putting the market on track for a strong finish to the week.

___ FAA's close ties to Boeing questioned after 2 deadly crashes For more than six decades, the Federal Aviation Administration has relied on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections as planes are being designed or assembled.

Wall Street finished the week with solid gains Friday as technology stocks led a market rally and the sector notched its best week in four months.

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Shares of Microsoft hit an all-time high, taking out the previous intraday record of 116.18 on Oct. 3.

Several household name stocks that are making a comeback in 2019.

___ Ethiopia crash black boxes arrive in France for analysis HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Flight recorders from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight have arrived in France for analysis.

U.S. stocks were edging lower in early trading on Wall Street Thursday as the market settles down after three days of gains.