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It looks like a trade war between the world's two biggest economies has been avoided, for now.

China's huge project to reshape world trade is still a work in progress. At a time when President Trump is pulling out of or threatening to kill major trade deals, his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is styling himself as a defender of globalization. But a lot of questions still surround the centerpiece of Xi's push to strengthen China's influence beyond its borders -- the One Belt, One Road initiative.

South Korea's new president has a lot on his plate.

OPEC is running out of options.

Nearly 20 years after being killed by Congress, Glass-Steagall is making a comeback in the Trump era. One problem: no one knows what a revival of the Depression-era banking law should look like.

The euro is safe for now.

Republican senators are warning President Trump: Be very careful on NAFTA.

America's most powerful economist has a solution for slow growth: Get more women working.

Big Oil didn't get invited to this year's Trump party on Wall Street.

The fight for one of London's biggest businesses is underway.

Goldman Sachs has warned that London's growth as a financial powerhouse will stall because of Brexit.

The oil market's May meltdown is getting worse. U.S. crude prices plunged more than 3% in Asia on Friday morning, taking the price of a barrel below $45 for the first time since a landmark OPEC deal in November to slash production.