Investors seemed to be reacting to a growing sense that the dispute between Washington and Beijing was deepening and would continue indefinitely.
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Strategies: Governments Malfunction and the Markets Place Their Bets
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.
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.