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SHANGHAI — The Chinese government on Thursday said Beijing and the Trump administration had agreed to remove some tariffs as part of any deal reached between the two sides, sending markets soaring as investors grew more optimistic that the 19-month trade war could soon be resolved. But Beijing, which has stayed fairly mum about the […]

Matchbox cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The newest honorees debuted decades ago but occupy store shelves even today. The Class of 2019 was installed Thursday from a group of finalists that also included Care Bears, the Fisher-Price Corn

Discussions with siblings about money-related issues can be fraught. Here are some tips from wealth coaches and financial advisers on how to tackle some of the potential obstacles. Siblings Focus on your common interest. You may share more than you realize, said James Grubman, a psychologist and founder of FamilyWealth Consulting. “The sibling relationship is

“In the past few years, some banks have expanded blindly,” said Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, in September. Many of them also played tricks with their accounting, said Xiaoxi Zhang, who scours the financial statements of hundreds of small banks across China for Gavekal Dragonomics, an economic

The Bank of England warned Thursday that the British economy will grow by less than it had predicted just three months ago as it kept its main interest rate on hold at 0.75%. The central bank appears to be waiting for more clarity over Britain’s departure from the European Union, potentially after next month’s general

Before his mother died in 2018 at the age of 84, Thomas G. Plante used some of his time on frequent visits to her home in Rhode Island to help get her estate in order. Early on, he found a life insurance policy that a relative had bought for her in 1933, when she was

You’ve been more vocal with your frustration with Boeing in recent weeks. The F.A.A. has been very forceful in saying, “We will decide whether or not it’s safe.” They’ve been adamant about that, which I think is exactly the right stance to take. They have set certain conditions to make that assessment. Boeing doesn’t appear

Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said Thursday, removing a possible stumbling block to a settlement. The agreement came during talks aimed at working out details of a “Phase 1” deal announced Oct. 12. Financial markets

I’ve done it and you probably have, too: looked at a neighbor or friend who seemed to be in roughly the same financial bracket and wondered, “How do they do it?” How do they afford the elaborate remodel and the luxury vacations they’re bragging about on their Instagram accounts and the private school tuition? The

Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after a meandering day of trading in the U.S. left stock indexes close to their record highs. The Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.1% to 2,975,44. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% higher to 23,330.32. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 0.4% to 27,585.03 and South Korea’s Kospi was flat at 2,144.29. Sydney’s