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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs on Air Force One from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Oct. 27, 2025.Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington and Beijing were poised to “come away with” a trade deal ahead of his expected meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.Speaking aboard Air Force One en route to Japan from Malaysia, Trump added that he could sign a final deal on TikTok as early as Thursday.”I have a lot of respect for President Xi, and we…

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A man shops for produce at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on September 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images A tamer-than-expected U.S. inflation report for September injected optimism into markets. Traders are now betting that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut rates at its October meeting — scheduled for later this week — as well as at its December gathering.Major U.S. indexes climbed Friday and had their second consecutive week in the green, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all up about 2% for the week.The inflation report…

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UBS is urging investors not to rely solely on the ongoing rally in U.S. equities, arguing that diversification into select Asian markets, higher-quality bonds, and gold will be critical to building more resilient portfolios over the next 12 months. The Swiss bank expects the U.S. bull market to extend, supported by an accommodative Federal Reserve, solid earnings momentum, and continued artificial intelligence-driven investment. But with valuations stretched in some corners of U.S. tech and geopolitical risks simmering, UBS says broadening exposure will help guard against potential bouts of volatility. “We think U.S. stocks can rally further, but we also believe…

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People shop for food at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on September 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images A tamer-than-expected U.S. inflation report for September injected optimism into markets. Traders are now betting that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut rates at its October meeting — scheduled for later this week — as well as at its December gathering.Major U.S. indexes climbed Friday and had their second consecutive week in the green, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all up about 2% for the week.The inflation report offers…

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Argentina’s President Javier Milei addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025. Milei said at a Bloomberg event on January 22, 2026 that “The world should celebrate the arrival of President Trump,”before Donald Trump will star on January 23, 2025 in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president’s days-old second term. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty ImagesEarly results in Argentina’s legislative elections on Sunday…

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Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China.Shi Kuanbing | VCG | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesChina’s industrial profits soared 21.6% in September from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, as Beijing’s campaign to curb price wars helped ease pressure on manufacturers despite persistent trade tensions with the U.S.That sharp jump, extending a strong rebound that began in August when the industrial profits jumped 20.4% year-on-year, marked the biggest gain since November 2023.For the first…

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Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Monday, led by South Korea, after top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators hashed out a framework on several disputed issues, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign off on the terms.South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.83% after hitting a record high on Friday, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.72%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.16%, while the Topix added 1.07%.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with CBS News Sunday that Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports are “effectively off the table.” He added that China…

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A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024.Henry Romero | ReutersHSBC said on Monday that it will recognize a provision of $1.1 billion in its third quarter results following a court ruling in Luxembourg related to the Bernard Madoff investment fraud case.Herald Fund SPC sued HSBC’s Luxembourg unit in 2009, claiming restitution of securities and cash it said were lost in the fraud.The court denied HSBC unit’s appeal in respect of Herald’s securities restitution claim, but accepted the unit’s appeal in respect of the cash restitution…

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We had some big wins this week from investing in stocks and managing a portfolio — not speculating, not betting, not risking it all on a wing and a prayer that would make Vegas casino owners green with envy. Honeywell delivered with a terrific quarter in aerospace — and you can, at last, see that its airplane business, with all of its cockpit market share from all the planes, is a fantastic money-maker. Plus, the cash flow from its chemical business is gigantic. Who knew? Even the automation business showed some signs of life. Honeywell this week executes its first…

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