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U.S. and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump.

S&P 500, Nasdaq at records as hopes build for a trade deal

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Stocks are closing at more record highs as traders hope that the U.S. and China can make enough progress on trade to avoid new tariffs kicking in over the weekend.

U.S. tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft

By Paul Wiseman, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The latest escalation in the administration’s tariffs will open a new chapter in the trade wars that are depressing the world economy and heightening fears of a global recession. It comes just as the Trump administration is in the midst…

New French tax turns Trump and tech giants into strange bedfellows

By Courtney Vinopal

What does French rosé have in common with American software? Both are wrapped up in a brewing trade scuffle between the U.S. and France, which has spawned an unlikely alliance between the Trump administration and major American tech giants.

Japan's move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect

By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

South Korea has accused Japan of weaponizing trade because of a separate dispute linked to Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.

South Korea cancels Japan intelligence-sharing deal amid trade dispute

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the decision "extremely regrettable" and summoned the South Korean ambassador to protest the linking of trade and security issues.

3 things to watch at the Federal Reserve as it's poised to cut interest rates

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Fed under Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled a belief that uncertainties and threats unleashed by President Donald Trump's trade war and by a global slowdown justify a Fed rate cut.

Warren pitches new trade agenda in Midwest swing

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

The Massachusetts Democrat and presidential candidate proposed nine preconditions U.S. trading partners would have to meet to participate in agreements.

Tariffs imposed by India threaten to hurt California almond industry

By Samantha Maldonado, Associated Press

India this month imposed tariffs on almonds and 27 other American products, including apples and walnuts, in retaliation for the U.S. ending India's preferential trade status.

In Japan, Trump begins talks on trade, Iran, North Korea

By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Trump landed in Osaka, Japan, for the Group of 20 summit amid a tropical cyclone that is predicted to turn into a typhoon — a possible metaphor for the four days of high-stakes diplomacy that lie ahead.