Key Takeaways Negotiations between the U.S. and China continued into a second day Tuesday.The two sides seek to lower trade barriers they've imposed on one another in tit-for-tat fashion in recent months.

Good morning. The trade chat between the US and China is going “really, really well” as the sides press ahead. Chinese solar firms ask regulators to aid the ailing industry. And Hilton’s Hampton Inn brand is expanding in Asia.

China returns to trade talks with the U.S. holding, from its view, a strong hand: Its economy is bearing up better than expected. And it has an ace card: rare earths.