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Among the strongest performers, Thermo Fisher Scientific rose 12%, topping the leaderboard for large-cap stocks, followed by T-Mobile US, up 9%.
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.
As the window to seal a trade deal with the U.S. closes, analysts say Washington has its reasons to finalize an agreement with India sooner rather than later.
Stocks rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan, lifting hope for further agreements being made.
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade deal with Tokyo opens scope for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again this year, sources say, a prospect the central bank may start to telegraph by offering a less gloomy view on the economic outlook.
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As the Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal between the U.S. and Canada draws near, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he may just impose tariffs rather than reach a deal.