Hang Seng Index, CSI 300, Kospi, Nikkei 225

Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Monday as investors awaited trade data from China due later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters expect China’s exports in November to rise 3.8% from a year earlier, reversing the 1.1% contraction in October. Imports are expected to…

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Trump set to host Kennedy Center Honors: What to know

President Trump will host the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, becoming the first sitting president to host the event. Since returning to office, the President has taken control of the Performing Arts Center, which was named after former President Kennedy. In February, he terminated the terms of several board members and established himself…

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Former FDA commissioner: Trump claims about hepatitis B transmission 'simply not true'

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that President Trump’s claims on hepatitis B transmission are “absolutely not true.” Trump said earlier this week that the disease is “mostly” spread sexually or through dirty needles. “That’s the problem. That’s not true,” Gottlieb told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Faces…” Source…

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