Financial markets will put a price on anything. They are trying to assess Britain’s looming exit from the European Union and the effects of political conflict in the United States, our columnist says.
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Stocks Rise After U.S. and China Agree to Halt Escalation of Trade War
Despite a deal between President Trump and President Xi Jinping, concerns that the peace may not last tempered investor enthusiasm.
The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
The S&P 500 has risen in four of the first five trading days of the November. Wednesday’s 2.1 percent gain was its third-best showing this year.