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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the Heritage Foundation

McDonald's missed estimates on disappointing efforts to lure U.S. customers away from competitors.

China and the U.S. are in a trade dispute over Obama-era tariffs on Chinese goods such as solar panels and wind towers.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda believes that Japan's export-driven economy needs a mixture of fiscal and monetary policies to withstand a global economic slowdown.

Elizabeth Warren and Julian Castro have said that Trump's reversal on the G7 doesn't end the culture of corruption in his administration.

Nestor is continuing to move toward's Florida's panhandle, causing thunderstorms and heavy gusts of wind.

European goods covered by a $7.5 billion tariffs that the US announced in retaliation against the EU over Airbus subsidies.

Richard Clarida's remarks are likely the last before the quiet period ahead of the FOMC meeting at the end of the month.

The remarks contradicted those of acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney who first said there was a quid pro quo during a press briefing before he tried to walk back the statement.

China has urged the United States to scrap all tariffs slapped in the context of the US-China trade war so that the two countries can proceed to a final agreement on trade.

Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.The agreement for the 120-hour pause eased what had escalated into an unprecedented crisis between the United States and Turkey, but critics quickly accused President Donald Trump of again abandoning Kurdish allies.

Mulvaney indicates there was a quid pro quo for military aid to the former Soviet republic, which has been fighting Russia-backed separatists.

The ceasefire includes plans for establishing a safe zone along the Syria-Turkey border.

The U.S. EU ambassador attempted to distance himself from the burgeoning scandal, saying it would be "wrong" to involve a foreign government in U.S. politics.

Galaxy Space, a Chinese private satellite developer, secured a new round in funding as it continues to develop communication satellites that will rival those of SpaceX.

Huawei continues to post strong sales despite pressure from the United States.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says the impeachment investigation is making "dramatic progress."

After suffering a mild heart attack, Senator Bernie Sanders sought to assuage concerns about his health during the fourth Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle

U.S. retail sales dropped last month, the first time since February.

The House delivered a bipartisan condemnation of Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, opening the way for Turkey to attack the Kurds.

Iran denied any attack took place, saying it has the cyberdefenses to fight off any incursion.