Trade Thaw Sparks Stock Rally, Leaves Wall Street Cautious 
 

The Dow industrials added more than 1,100 points, or 2.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite entered a new bull market.

 
CEOs Rush to Get Their Shipments From China While Trade Truce Lasts 
 

Business leaders welcome the 90-day reprieve but call for a longer-term trade deal.

 
Trump's Disruptive Trade Agenda Is Giving Way to Scaled-Back Deals 
 

The president and his team have backed down from their sharp rhetoric as they search for trade deals that could lower tariffs.

 
U.K. Labor Market Cooled in March Ahead of Rise in Payroll Taxes 
 

Wages slowed and unemployment edged up, suggesting firms braced for higher payroll taxes and minimum wages starting in April.

 
Tariffs To Hit Growth, But German Investment Boost Offers Hope, Development Bank Says 
 

Growth across countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa will be hit, even if they don't export heavily to the U.S., the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said.

 
China Is Building Megaports in South America to Feed Its Need for Crops 
 

The trade war has heightened China's need to develop gateways to import the continent's soybeans, corn and other foodstuffs that are the only viable alternative supply to U.S. exports.

 
Under new GOP bill, multimillionaires could dodge the 39.6% tax rate floated by Trump 
 

The multimillionaires who were in President Donald Trump's sights for a possible tax hike can breathe a little easier. A high-end income-tax rate of 39.6% for multimillionaires didn't make the cut - so far - in a tax bill coming together in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 
These Investors Cashed In by Holding Firm When Markets Slumped 
 

Some of the biggest winners of the market's wild ride this year are those stock investors who stood their ground.

 
Short Squeeze Could Be Giving Stocks a Boost 
 

An increase in bearish bets against stocks could lift the market even further. Shorts may get squeezed and rush to cover their positions.

 
Consumer prices likely rebounded in April as higher tariffs began to bite 
 

Consumer prices likely rebounded in April as the first bite to Americans' pocketbooks started to hit, economists say.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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