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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle -- from Bernie Sanders to Marco Rubio -- are criticizing stock buybacks. But their objections are misguided.

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The Shanghai Composite jumped 3.2 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng added 1.6 percent, and Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.8 percent to a two-month high.

The tower at 25 Canada Square, which already houses many of the bank's 6,000 London-based staff.

Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday as traders looked forward to the continuation of trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.

___ Amazon dumped New York, but cities still wooing the company Amazon's breakup with New York was still fresh when other cities started sending their own valentines to the online giant.

Plans to extend key trade talks between the U.S. and China drove stocks broadly higher in early trading.

Stocks surged on Wall Street Friday after Chinese and U.S. officials agreed to continue trade talks in Washington next week.

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

Trade negotiations will continue next week in Washington.

World markets were mostly lower on Friday in the absence of good news as the U.S. and China concluded yet another round of trade talks in Beijing.

The company reported an adjusted profit of $1.54 per share, up 14 percent from a year earlier, but below analyst estimates of $1.76 per share.

The company expects 2019 adjusted profit per share to drop 3 percent to $5.50, expectation was for $5.86 per share.

Asian shares were broadly lower on Friday, tracking a weak Wall Street session as traders awaited the conclusion of U.S.-China talks in Beijing.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has taken a new stake in Canadian firm Suncor Energy and trimmed its huge Apple stake.

Berkshire also bought shares in General Motors and cloud-computing company Red Hat.

___ Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.

New figures showing that last month's holiday sales were far worse than previously expected helped drive stocks lower on Wall Street early Thursday, threatening to end a four-day winning streak for the S&P 500 index.

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Thursday as losses for banks and consumer products makers outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

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