The number of Chinese companies on the Global 2000 has dropped from a peak of 351 in 2022 to 317 this year. Sluggish domestic consumption and the prospect of a U.S.-China trade war is already taking its toll among Chinese companies.

After two days of talks in London, the U.S. and China late Tuesday agreed on what they called a framework to get a May trade truce back on track. Investors yawned, with U.S. stock-index futures a shade lower Wednesday morning.

Global shares are mostly trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce.

In addition to inflation and US-China trade, a key bond auction is on investors' radar. A $22 billion sale of 30-year bonds is scheduled for Thursday.

Stocks haven’t been this expensive relative to bonds in almost 25 years. Is a market downturn next?

US stocks were little changed on Tuesday as renewed US-China trade talks entered their second day after an upbeat initial meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little chan

Shares of MP Materials ( MP -8.81%), America's biggest miner of rare earth metals, tumbled 8.3% through 10:10 a.m. ET Wednesday after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about a new trade deal reached with the Chinese delegation in London last night:

Trump’s tariffs and the latest trade deal with China continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

US stocks edged higher on Tuesday as renewed US-China trade talks entered their second day after an upbeat initial meeting. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are now within striking distance of their all-time closing highs — 6,