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FILE - In a Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 file photo, trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. One recent characteristic of the stock market is that every day can feel like bedlam. Investors have been careening from fear to relief and back again depending on the latest news. More tests of the market’s mettle lie ahead, with U.S.-China trade talks, the fourth-quarter earnings period and another Federal Reserve meeting on the horizon. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Jittery Wall Street has a lot ahead to be nervous about

By STAN CHOE - Associated Press

The Latest: Kim Jong Un on way to China for summit

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FILE- In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo Mario Picone, center, works with fellow specialists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Markets Right Now: Retailers lead stock gains on Wall Street

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FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2018, file photo the Huawei Mate10 Pro phone is displayed at the Huawei booth during CES International in Las Vegas. The CES 2019 gadget show, which kicks off Sunday, will showcase the expanding influence and sway of China’s rapidly growing technology sector. But some of its firms are stepping back from the spotlight amid rising U.S. national-security concerns over Chinese tech and a trans-Pacific trade war launched by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Chinese tech firms lay lower at CES 2019 amid trade tensions

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump, second from right, meets with China's President Xi Jinping, second from left, during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. China promised Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, to carry out a tariff cease-fire with Washington but gave no details that might help dispel confusion about what Presidents Xi and Trump agreed to in Argentina.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump sees opportunity for trade deal with China

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea. Xi is calling on the PLA to better prepare for combat, amid tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea. Xi told a meeting of top military leaders Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, that the 3-million-strong PLA needs to prepare for a “comprehensive military struggle from a new starting point,” according to state media reports. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

American officials due in Beijing for talks on trade battle

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Stocks are jumping at the open on Wall Street Friday as investors welcome news of trade talks between the U.S. and China and a big gain in jobs in the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Markets Right Now: Stocks soar, erasing Thursday’s plunge

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In this photo provided Jan. 3, 2019, by China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency, the first image of the moon's far side taken by China's Chang'e-4 probe. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday, Jan. 3, made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast.(China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

China’s space journey, to the moon’s far side and beyond

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

A woman browses her iPhone as she walks by a mural depicting an iPhone and Chinese people buy smartphone to communicate with family members, at a subway station in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Apple Inc.’s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to Chinese consumers who are jittery over an economic slump and a trade war with Washington. The tech giant became the latest global company to collide with Chinese consumer anxiety when CEO Tim Cook said iPhone demand is waning, due mostly to China. Weak consumer demand in the world’s second-largest economy is a blow to industries from autos to designer clothing that are counting on China to drive revenue growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Illustration on the dangers of U.S. factionalism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why a divided Congress is better for foreign policy

By Peter Morici

Visitors look at a display for 5G wireless technology from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The government-organized event comes amid a mounting tariff war with Washington over Beijing's plans for the state-led creation of its own global technology competitors. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

5G networks raise China espionage fears

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, photo, a Chinese man uses iPhone to take picture as he prays for health and fortune on the first day of the New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing. Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is sagging, a warning likely to roil financial markets. It confirmed investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster. CEO Tim Cook said that iPhone sales fell well below projections, especially in China, amid a trans-Pacific trade war and concern over global economic weakness. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

US stocks set for another big fall after Apple’s warning

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2018, file photo shows the iPhone XS, from left, iPhone XR, and the iPhone XS Max in New York. Apple warns that disappointing iPhone sales will cause a significant drop in its revenue over the crucial holiday season compared to earlier projections. CEO Tim Cook made the announcement after the market closed Wednesday, Jan 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

The Latest: Rare walk-back from Apple weighs on US markets

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In this Dec. 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump, second from right, meets with China's President Xi Jinping, second from left, during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. China promised Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, to carry out a tariff cease-fire with Washington but gave no details that might help dispel confusion about what Presidents Xi and Trump agreed to in Argentina.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

U.S. economic resilience spells Chinese model’s doom

By L. Todd Wood

Trader Patrick Casey works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Apple's shock warning that its Chinese sales are weakening ratcheted up concerns about the world's second largest economy and weighed heavily on global stock markets as well as the dollar on Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Donald Trump says U.S. gaining billions from tariffs on China

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Trader William Lawrence works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Apple's shock warning that its Chinese sales are weakening ratcheted up concerns about the world's second largest economy and weighed heavily on global stock markets as well as the dollar on Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Markets Right Now: Asian shares mixed as Japan tumbles

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FILE- In this Wednesday Jan. 2, 2019, photo specialist Mario Picone, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 3. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks dive after Apple says iPhone sales in China slowed

By Marley Jay - Associated Press

Jimmy Carter's views on China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Jimmy Carter’s bad ideas on China

By Gary Anderson

In this April 12, 2018 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center in green military uniform, poses with soldiers on a navy ship after he reviewed the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea. China has announced live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions over increased American support for Taiwan. The announcement by authorities in the coastal province of Fujian on Thursday was accompanied by a statement that the navy was ending a three-day exercise in the South China one day early. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China willing to use ‘force’ to absorb Taiwan if necessary

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times