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U.S. stocks treaded water on Monday as investors turned wary of the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks and a prolonged government shutdown, halting Wall Street's strong surge from Friday......»»

All three major indexes climbed around 1%, and the Nasdaq Composite has seen its best start to a year since 2006. The U.S. and China have reportedly made progress on trade negotiations, outweighing negative sentiment from an extended government shutdown......»»

As talks to end a partial government shutdown broke down, White House officials say an increasingly likely option is for President Trump to declare an emergency and try to use Pentagon funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border......»»

U.S. stock futures lower as investor worries over a government shutdown and fresh signs of strain in the Chinese economy overshadow optimism over trade talks......»»

U.S. stock futures point to a lower start as investor worries over a government shutdown and fresh signs of strain in the Chinese economy overshadow optimism over trade talks......»»

China and the U.S. are set to hold a round of higher-level talks to resolve the trade conflict, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He scheduled to visit Washington in late January—though the plan could be delayed by the U.S. government shutdown......»»

Negotiators and officials are optimistic but top-level talks are being .....»»

China and the U.S. are set to hold a round of higher-level talks to resolve the trade conflict, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He scheduled to visit Washington in late January—though the plan could be delayed by the U.S. government shutdown......»»

Negotiations are at a standstill and no more talks are scheduled for the weekend or early next week. The U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding became the.....»»

Amid the partial government shutdown, Ashley Totten worries about the costs of taking care of her 3-month-old son, who suffers from a heart defect. Her petty officer husband is one of about 42,000 active-duty Coast Guardsmen working without pay......»»

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s trade negotiations may be delayed as a result of the partial government shutdown, which is now on day 26......»»

The ongoing lawsuit over the U.S. Postal Service’s downtown Milwaukee building lease, and settlement talks to resolve the case, halted Wednesday because federal attorneys are banned from working on it during the federal government shutdown......»»

Citing talks he’s had with congressional Democrats and Vice .....»»

"We obviously can't have meetings while they're shut down." The Chicago Board of Exchan.....»»

NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC) Regain Composure Wednesday as Focus Shifts Back to Earnings Stocks closed higher Wednesday as Wall Street sidestepped early pressure from stalled US/China trade talks and the lingering government shutdown to focus on an outpourin.....»»

U.S. stocks rallied at the open on Friday, as upbeat corporate earnings helped curb worries about global economic growth, U.S. government shutdown and uncertainty around U.S.-China trade talks......»»

The spending bill, which President Trump signed late Friday, sets the stage for whirlwind talks to bridge deep disagreements between Democrats and Republicans on immigration policy......»»

Asian shares ticked up on Monday though they retreated from earlier highs as relief on news of a deal to reopen the U.S. government following a prolonged shutdown gave way to edginess before a key round of Sino-U.S. trade talks......»»

The U.S. government reopened on Monday with about 800,000 federal workers returning after a 35-day shutdown as lawmakers geared up for talks to avoid another standoff before funding runs out again in three weeks. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)......»»

Negotiators signaled they were zeroing in on a compromise spending package that boosts funding for border barriers and related security measures, with the goal of reaching a bipartisan deal early next week and avoiding a new government shutdown......»»