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Your Thursday Briefing: Dow Rallies 200 Points as Chinese Trade Relations Thaw

The Dow Jones today jumped over 200 points in premarket hours on reports that China's commerce ministry will send a trade delegation to Washington later this month.

After a failed meeting with American officials in July, trade relations between the two nations have continued to deteriorate, squeezing American manufacturers and putting pressure on the Renminbi, China's currency.

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Dow Jones Today Slips as Weekly Jobless Claims Erase Gains

The Dow Jones today traded 30 points lower in premarket trading after U.S. Labor Department announced 220,000 weekly jobless claims – 7,000 more than what analysts expected.

Despite the higher rates of weekly jobless claims, the Labor Department's report was otherwise positive, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield above 3% for the first time since 2011.

Weekly jobless claims remain near a 50-year low.

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Watch the Dow Jones Today Break 25,000 Despite Higher Jobless Claims

The Dow Jones today looks primed to break 25,000 points after markets kicked off 2018 with record highs during its first two trading sessions.

Dow futures are up 87 points this morning on investor optimism that the Dow Jones will break 25,000 today. This level is a huge jump from the 20,000 points the Dow Jones started with in 2017. And marijuana stocks are already leading the way.

Now here's a closer look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus Wednesday's economic calendar.

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Today's Dow Jones News: Stocks Rise Ahead of U.S.-China Discussion

Today's Dow Jones news features stocks rising in premarket hours as traders prepare for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

On Wednesday, the Dow dropped 41 points after investors scoured through the minutes from the March meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Here's a look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus a look at today's economic calendar...