get the latest business news from stephen carol. relations between the u.s.nd china finally seemed to be warming up. to xiald trump spoke jinping. has asked hisp cabinet to draft an agreement that could end the trade war. talks between the u.s. and china have made little progress since may and the white house is threatened to impose tariffs on all remaining imports from china after hitting $250 billion worth of goods earlier this year. phone, mr. spoke by trump tweeting it was a very good conversation, focused on trade. discussions moving along nicely, that is how he put it. china describing the call as positive. that news is being welcomed on the markets. big gains in asia earlier. gains across london, paris, and frankfurt. markets will be looking forward to banks, italy, and they are also trading up today. turning next to apple, which briefly lost its crown as a trillion dollar company after its results disappointed investors. despite better than expected earnings, it warned its performance for the christmas period may not be as good as previously hoped. ap

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