The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are making a run for the third straight day of gains as President Trump weighs taking a lighter approach to tariffs with China and potentially the automakers. On the earnings front,

By Tom Westbrook and Jiaxing Li SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Asian stock markets headed for a second straight week of gains on Friday and the dollar for its first weekly rise in more than a month as investors focused on signs the U.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. and China have been negotiating a deal on tariffs after Beijing said earlier that such assertions from Washington were "fake news."

Amid mixed messages from the Trump administration on the direction of its trade war, markets notched a second day of gains as investors appeared to be betting Donald Trump is looking for a way to back down a bit,

U.S. stocks rose as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed 1.7% Wednesday after Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.

Wall Street stocks pushed higher for a third day on Thursday but the rally fizzled elsewhere as China poured cold water on US President Donald Trump's comments talking up prospects