Stocks, dollar rise as Trump says trade deal is near

Global equity markets and the dollar rose on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated the United States is close to signing a trade deal with China but offered no new details.

Trump says U.S. close to signing 'phase one' trade deal with China

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is close to signing a "phase one" trade deal with China, adding in a speech to the Economic Club of New York he will only accept a deal if it is good for his country and U.S. workers.

No tariff adjustments until deal made, Kudlow says: CNBC

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday there will be no tariff adjustments until trade deal with China is made.

Facebook unites payment service across apps with Facebook Pay

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it was launching Facebook Pay, a unified payment service through which users across its platforms including WhatsApp and Instagram can make payments without exiting the app.

Boeing gives pilot new job after firestorm over leaked messages: sources

One of two Boeing Co technical pilots who described flaws in a crucial flight control system in leaked 2016 instant messages has been transferred to a new job at the U.S. planemaker, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Tesla CEO says will build Gigafactory 4 in 'Berlin Area': Electrek

Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday the electric car maker is going to build Gigafactory 4, a new vehicle factory, in the "Berlin Area", according to a report by automotive news website Electrek.

Trump says China trade deal 'close' but dashes hopes for signing details in NY speech

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dangled the prospect of completing an initial trade deal with China "soon" but offered no new details on negotiations in a campaign-style speech touting his administration's economic record.

Fed's Harker says he opposed last rate cut, thinks rates should stay put

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Tuesday he did not support the Fed's last rate cut in October and that the central bank should keep policy steady.

S&P 500, Nasdaq hold near record levels after Trump remarks

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes edged higher after earlier hitting record peaks on Tuesday while the Dow dipped slightly as President Donald Trump said the United States is close to signing an initial trade deal with China but offered no new details about negotiations.

Give me some of that: Trump renews call for negative U.S. interest rates

President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve's raising and then cutting of interest rates, saying the central bank had put the United States at a competitive disadvantage with other countries and calling for negative interest rates.

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