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FILE - In this May 17, 2019, file photo trader Robert Charmak works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 23. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 23, 2019 - 8:47 am

Markets Right Now: Stocks open sharply lower on trade fears

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are falling at the open on Wall Street as investors worry about an apparent stalemate in trade talks between the U.S. and China. A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that China is...
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In this May 14, 2019, photo, a man walks past an electric board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing. Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday, May 23, 2019 as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for impact. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
May 23, 2019 - 1:44 am

Asian shares slip as US-China spat takes center stage

SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for the impact of their tariff hikes. The Shanghai Composite index retreated 1.2% to 2,858.21 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 1.6% to 27,264.42. The Kospi in South...
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In this May 14, 2019, photo, a man walks past an electric board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing. Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday, May 23, 2019 as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for impact. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
May 22, 2019 - 10:35 pm

Asian shares slip as US-China spat takes center stage

SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for the impact of their tariff hikes. The Shanghai Composite index retreated 0.6% to 2,873.70 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 1.2% to 27,376.69. The Kospi in South...
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Investors chat as they monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Shares edged in Asia on Wednesday after a rebound in technology stocks helped power an overnight rally on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
May 22, 2019 - 3:55 am

World shares mixed following advance on Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Wednesday after a rebound in technology stocks helped power an overnight rally on Wall Street. After a day of modest gains in Asia, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 7,360.41, while the DAX in Germany edged 0.1% higher to 12,152.04. The CAC 40 in France slipped...
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A man walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after anxiety over U.S. restrictions on sales to Chinese tech giant Huawei pulled Wall Street lower. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
May 21, 2019 - 1:02 am

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street fall on Huawei anxiety

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after anxiety over U.S. restrictions on sales to Chinese tech giant Huawei pulled Wall Street lower. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney advanced, while Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Anxiety over U.S.-Chinese trade tension was reignited by...
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FILE - In this May 13, 2019 file photo, the NYSE logo is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange. A broad slide by technology companies pushed U.S. stocks lower in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, May 20 extending losses into another week. The U.S. decision to ban technology sales to China’s Huawei hammered the technology sector, particularly chipmakers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 20, 2019 - 1:57 pm

Technology stocks push the market lower, extending losses

Technology companies led a broad slide in stocks Monday afternoon on Wall Street, extending the market's losses into another week. The U.S. decision to ban technology sales to China's Huawei hammered the technology sector, particularly chipmakers. About one-third of Huawei's suppliers are American...
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May 20, 2019 - 8:40 am

Markets Right Now: Stocks open lower as chipmakers fall

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. A sell-off in shares of chipmakers is pushing U.S. stocks lower as Wall Street begins trading Monday. Companies are taking steps to comply with the Trump administration's decision to restrict technology...
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People stand by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, May 20, 2019. Shares are mixed in Asia, with India and Australia leading gains following elections that look set to keep incumbents in office. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
May 20, 2019 - 2:00 am

Asian shares mixed; election results buoy India, Australia

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office. In Australia, the S&P ASX 200 rose 1.7% to 6,476.10, boosted by a shock election victory for Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo trader Craig Spector works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 17. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 17, 2019 - 3:17 pm

Markets Right Now: Stocks closing lower Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks ended the day lower on Wall Street Friday and notched their second-straight weekly loss as investors were whipsawed by contradictory reports on the Trump administration's array of trade fights...
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FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo trader Craig Spector works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 17. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 17, 2019 - 12:51 pm

Stocks flip flop as market's trade-war spin cycle continues

A midmorning rebound on Wall Street faded by Friday afternoon, sending major stock indexes mostly lower and placing the market on track for its second straight weekly loss. Technology, industrial and energy stocks accounted for much of the slide, outweighing gains in health care, utilities and...
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