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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years

Cambodia has broken ground to build a $1.7 billion, China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand

The House has passed a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday while punting final decisions on spending for the next budget year until after the Nov. 5 election

Congress has avoided a government shutdown just weeks before the Nov. 5 election

A brief China-led rally has faded, leaving Asian shares mixed after a strong start that extended overnight gains on Wall Street

A brief China-led rally has faded, leaving shares in Europe and Asia mixed after a strong start that extended overnight gains on Wall Street

Trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed before the opening bell Wednesday as markets hovered around record highs

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records as financial markets around the world take a pause following big recent moves

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records as financial markets around the world take a pause following big recent moves

U.S. stocks edged back from their records as financial markets around the world took a pause following big recent moves