Associated Press: International stock markets were mostly higher today as investors mulled the global growth outlook while Japanese shares were supported by investor hopes for more stimulus to restrain the rising yen and support the government's economic revival plan. Futures point to opening gains on Wall Street. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose more than a dollar to near $38.50 a barrel. The dollar gained against the yen and weakened against the euro.
BEIJING (AP) -- An annual U.S. report on trade conditions with...