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The Latest on trade talks between the U.S. and China (all times local): 1:50 p.m.

President Donald Trump's decision to extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports has raised cautious optimism in China and boosted share prices across Asia.

Most Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump said he would postpone a March 1 deadline for a U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports following weekend talks on a battle over Beijing's technology ambitions.

It is a move by the Swiss drugmaker to expand its presence treating hemophilia.

A lawsuit against the company was scheduled to begin on Monday in federal rather than state court.

Warren Buffett's company recorded a $25 billion loss in the fourth quarter because of a big drop in the paper value of several of its stock investments.

Warren Buffett’s sprawling Berkshire Hathaway released its fourth-quarter earnings on Saturday, .

___ US and China resume trade talks as Trump's deadline nears WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and Chinese negotiators have resumed high-level talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute that has escalated uncertainty for corporations, unsettled investors and posed a threat to the global economy.

Technology and energy companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher in early trading Friday, erasing some of the market's losses from a day earlier, as investors weighed a mixed batch of corporate earnings reports.

Technology and health care companies led U.S. stocks higher Friday, giving the S&P 500 index its fourth straight weekly gain.

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

"We will no longer be exclusive to the USPS, and that's non-negotiable," CEO Kenneth Thomas McBride on the earnings call.

Shares in Kraft Heinz are expected to plunge when markets open Friday after the consumer goods company said it was being investigated by U.S. regulators and it reported a massive loss.

The probe is not expected to affect current or past earnings, Kraft said.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 26,000 for the first time since Nov. 8.

Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a slide on Wall Street as nervous investors eyed U.S.-China trade talks in Washington.

Liebert will take over his new job on March 11.

The bank already set up hot desks for investment bankers in Hong Kong,

U.S. stocks headed lower in early trading Thursday, putting the S&P 500 index on pace for just its fourth decline this month.

Soon after Zion Williamson's shoe ripped apart, Nike's stock price took a hit.