China’s factory activity slows down in October, missing expectations, private PMI shows

China and the U.S. reached a trade truce last week, stabilizing relations after an escalating trade battle that had sparked fears of a global economic downturn.
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of PMI data from China

Investors in the region will be watching manufacturing activity figures out from China later today, as RatingDog publishes its PMI numbers for October.
Caterpillar is among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street after a post-earnings surge. Here are the others

Wall Street’s most oversold stocks this week include Chipotle Mexican Grill and Fiserv.
Stock futures are little changed to start November trading: Live updates

Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night, as a new month of trading begins.
Trump says Xi assured him China won’t take action on Taiwan while he’s in the White House

President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him Beijing would take no action toward Taiwan while the Republican leader is in office.
Voters express frustration with Trump’s handling of economy, NBC News poll shows

More than 60% of registered voters recently polled said Trump’s administration has fallen short of expectations regarding the economy.
Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious

Mustafa Suleyman has become one of the most influential voices in tech to come out against building seemingly conscious AI.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says SNAP food benefits could restart by Wednesday

SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
While SNAP battle leaves Americans fearing hunger, near $400 billion in food at risk of waste every year

As the political battle over food stamps leave millions of Americans fearing hunger, the U.S. is wasting an estimated $382 billion a year in food.
OPEC+ reportedly set to agree another modest oil output increase

OPEC+ is set to agree on Sunday on another modest increase in oil output targets, three sources familiar with the talks told Reuters.