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Tech and trade tensions between the U.S. and China are in focus as the week starts, with conflicting signals for investors to process.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China's top negotiator, Vice Premier He Lifeng, held a second day of talks in Madrid. President Trump said the discussions had gone very well, and hinted at a deal over TikTok, the Chinese-owned app for which a U.S. ban looms, echoing earlier comments by Bessent. He said he would speak with the Chinese l