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Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday despite jitters over the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

Investors have largely ignored the latest round in the trade war.

Monsanto is facing some 8,000 similar lawsuits across the United States.

U.S. stocks rose in early trading Tuesday as investors weighed the White House's decision to impose tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods beginning next week.

___ Trade war escalates as China announces tariffs on US imports BEIJING (AP) — China announces retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals.

Participating employees at the store locations staged a walkout and remain on strike for one day.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors shrugged off the latest escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

The Latest on the U.S.-China tariffs dispute.

The Italian supercar maker is moving aggressively to maintain profit growth, its CEO says.

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

Many Asian markets turned higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump's move to place tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods was not immediately met with retaliation by Beijing.

Marsh & McLennan said the deal will enhance its position in key growth markets in Asia and Latin America.

President Trump escalated the trade war by adding new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports.

Maezawa will be first person to travel to the moon since 1972.

___ As midterms near, Trump gambles on his hardline trade policy WASHINGTON (AP) — By any conventional gauge, President Donald Trump's uncompromising stance toward tariffs and the pain they've begun to cause U.S. individuals and companies so close to midterm elections would seem politically reckless.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday amid speculation that the Trump administration is preparing to impose tariffs on another $200 billion-worth of Chinese goods.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Monday, led by a slide in technology companies.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund says it has taken its first loan, a $11 billion borrowing from global banks as it tries to expand its investments.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:40 a.m.