 | | | | Global stock indexes were higher on Friday after upbeat news on the trade front and strong results from companies including Intel , while the British pound extended losses from the previous day amid fresh uncertainty around Britain's exit from the European Union. | | | | | | The S&P 500 rose on Friday, briefly surpassing its record closing high, after Washington said it was close to finalizing parts of a trade pact with Beijing. | | | | | | U.S. and Chinese trade officials are "close to finalizing" some parts of an agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said, adding that deputy-level talks would proceed "continuously." | | | | | | The United States on Friday rejected Chinese accusations that political motives were behind a top Beijing space official not receiving a visa in time to attend the start of an international conference in Washington this week. | | | | | | The U.S. government ended fiscal year 2019 with the largest budget deficit in seven years as gains in tax receipts were offset by higher spending and growing debt service payments, the Treasury department said on Friday. | | | | | | Beverage distributors working for Brazilian brewer Ambev SA have filed a complaint against the company at the local antitrust regulator Cade, accusing it of anticompetitive practices. | | | | | | Oil prices rose on Friday, registering the strongest weekly gains in more than a month as support from optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal, falling U.S. crude stocks and possible action from OPEC to extend output cuts outweighed broader economic concerns. | | | | | | White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is fighting "Phase One" of the China trade deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 11, CNBC reported on Friday, citing sources. | | | | | | U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla on Friday started selling its China-made Model 3 with an autopilot function priced from 355,800 yuan ($50,310), making it the company's cheapest model on sale in the country, the official website showed. | | | | | | United Airlines is in early discussions with Apple Inc about upgrading the U.S. carrier's terminal at San Francisco International airport, United's Chief Digital Officer Linda Jojo told journalists on Friday without providing more details. | | | | | |
