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Here's your closing bell brief for Tuesday, October 14th. I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks finished mixed today after a volatile session driven by shifting news on U.S.-China

trade relations. The NASDAQ was down 0.8%, the S&P 500 was down 0.2%, and the Dow was up 0.4%.

Markets initially rose after the U.S. Trade Representative suggested a meeting between the two

countries' presidents was on track,

with gains extending when the Federal Reserve Chair hinted at future interest rate cuts.

A subsequent pullback occurred after President Trump mentioned potentially ending some business

with China in response to China not ordering U.S. soybeans.

On the earnings front, results from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo

topped expectations. In commodities, gold futures reached another all-time high. Among individual

companies, shares of Albertsin's surge 14% after the grocer posted stronger than expected

results and raised its annual guidance.

It also said it would extend its share repurchase program.

Polaris stock jumped 14% after the vehicle maker agreed to sell its Indian brand bike operation to a private equity firm.

Shares of Walmart advanced 5% following the announcement of a partnership with OpenAI.

And Caterpillar stock rose 5% after an analyst at J.P. Morgan said a new price target for the company that was more than 25% above its closing price yesterday.

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that were based on WSJ reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor.

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