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Trump says China will ‘open up’ to U.S. businesses, suspend trade barriers
Politics

Trump says China will ‘open up’ to U.S. businesses, suspend trade barriers

President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that China would “agreed to open” after the […]

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Dow futures rocket higher by 1,100 points after U.S.-China agree to cut tariffs: Live updates
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Dow futures rocket higher by 1,100 points after U.S.-China agree to cut tariffs: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures jumped early Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 1,117 points, or 2.6%. S&P 500 futures climbed 3.1%, and Nasdaq-100 […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Best Buy, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Amazon and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Best Buy, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Amazon and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Big Tech stocks – Shares of megacap technology companies surged after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily cut tariffs , bringing the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports down to 30% and China’s duties on U.S. imports to 10%. Tesla , which has seen declining […]

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A ‘huge win’ for bulls: Markets soar on U.S.-China deal as Wall Street sees more upside
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A ‘huge win’ for bulls: Markets soar on U.S.-China deal as Wall Street sees more upside

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva on May 12, 2025, to give details of “substantial progress” following a two-day closed-door meeting between U.S. and China top officials aimed at ending the tariff war. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock […]

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U.S.-China breakthrough send tech and chip stocks soaring
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U.S.-China breakthrough send tech and chip stocks soaring

HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 3, 2024 – The NVIDIA logo and the Apple logo are pictured in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, June 6, 2024. On June 5, Eastern time, Nvidia’s stock market value exceeded $3 trillion, officially surpassing Apple’s market value and becoming the world’s second largest technology giant by market value. It is […]

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U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
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U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between senior US and Chinese officials on tariffs in Geneva on May 11, 2025. Valentin Flauraud | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods in […]

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U.S. trade talks with China were ‘productive,’ Bessent says
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U.S. trade talks with China were ‘productive,’ Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that trade talks with […]

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First Chinese freight ship goods hit with Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs arriving at U.S. ports
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First Chinese freight ship goods hit with Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs arriving at U.S. ports

Container ships sit docked at the Port of Los Angeles on May 06, 2025 in San Pedro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The first shipping containers carrying Chinese products that are subject to President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs have begun arriving in U.S. ports. Seven ships carrying upward of 12,000 […]

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The U.S. and China are set for icebreaker trade talks. Here’s what to expect
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The U.S. and China are set for icebreaker trade talks. Here’s what to expect

Delegation officials arriving for the second bilateral meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on April 6, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images The stakes are high for the U.S. and China’s icebreaker trade […]

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Europe stocks set to rise as investors look ahead to U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland
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Europe stocks set to rise as investors look ahead to U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland

European stock market futures point to a positive start after the U.K. and U.S. confirmed a trade agreement, and investors look ahead to the U.S.-China trade negotiations set to begin this weekend. The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index is expected to open higher by 0.3%, according to futures data from FactSet. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 […]

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