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NEW YORK – Wall Street edged higher and crude prices advanced on Thursday as investors weighed new trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping against a spate of downbeat economic data ahead of Friday’s crucial jobs report. In choppy trading, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were last modestly lower…
NEW YORK, – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday they reached a deal with China to cut the U.S. trade deficit, describing “substantial progress” in high-stakes talks with Chinese officials but offering no details as two days of negotiations concluded in Geneva. ERIC KUBY, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, NORTH…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday on signs of progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran, while investors remained concerned about economic headwinds from tariffs which could curb demand for fuel. Brent crude futures were down $1.93, or 2.8%, at $66.03 a barrel by 12:49 p.m. EDT (1448 GMT), after…