What's in the US-China trade framework?
A trade agreement between the U.S. and China on Monday slashed tit-for-tat tariffs between the world’s two largest economies and triggered a surge in the stock market.
The U.S. agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China committed to reduce tariffs on U.S. products from 125% to 10%.
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Read MoreTrump says China deal will open up market for US businesses
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UBS financial advisor Ryan Lynch and Michael Lee Strategy founder Michael Lee weigh the market reaction to global trade negotiations and economic data out this week.
President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration reached an agreement with China to temporarily lower tariffs while the two sides negotiate a final agreement,
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Read MoreDow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
Of course, conditions could change quickly again, as Wall Street has seen all too often in Trump’s on-again-off-again rollout of tariffs. Big challenges still remain in the negotiations between China and the United States, and there is “no reason to believe that this will be anything other than a slow process,” said Scott Wren,
Read MoreRome? How about a road trip instead. Americans pare back vacation plans as economy wobbles.
Kristin Herman and her partner had been planning a European getaway with stops in Paris and Rome, but with the US economy suddenly wobbling, the couple instead drove to Oregon’s nearby redwood forests and Cannon Beach — even camping some nights to save on hotels.
“It didn’t feel like the right time to spend so much money,” said Herman,
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Fresh U.S. export restrictions on advanced chips, escalating trade war tensions, and worries that the boom in AI spending might cool off have all weighed on investor sentiment.
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Wall Street’s Favorite Sleeper in the AI Infrastructure Boom?
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Is Berkshire The #1 Stock to Buy In This Market?
Warren Buffett isn’t just a famous investor, he’s in a league of his own. Over nearly six decades, he’s compounded Berkshire Hathaway’s value at close to 20% annually. If you invested a meagerly $100 and let it grow at that pace for 60 years, you’d end up with over $5.6 million.
Yet despite Berkshire’s trillion-dollar size today,
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