Beijing has informally asked some money managers in China to prioritise the launch of equity funds over other products, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as authorities scramble to revive its lagging stock market.

The possibility of a comprehensive trade deal between the U.S. and China may be lifting the broader stock market, but it has put a damper on a niche sector that has been getting a big boost as tensions increased.

The U.S. stock market sank from record heights as Wall Street sifted through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.

Major indexes all closed at all-time highs, with the S&P 500 ending above 6,800 for the first time ever.

Chinese stocks and gold are the best hedges against a boom in the artificial intelligence trade that has pushed valuations to elevated levels, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.

That drop wiped out the modest growth Tesla saw in September. Production and exports from the Shanghai plant which ships Model 3s and Model Ys to Europe, India, and beyond fell more than 30% from the prior month.

China's smartphone market continued its steady contraction in the third quarter, with shipments declining 14% year-on-year, research firm Counterpoint reported on Friday.

China's Quest to Engineer the Future," said intense competition has helped drive China's success in solar and EVs.

China’s promise to delay its newest restrictions on the export of the rare earths that are crucial to many high-tech products for one year as part of a trade agreement creates an opportunity for the U.

Rare earth stocks are trading lower Monday after the White House announced that China will lift its rare earth mineral export restrictions.