All three major U.S. stock indexes fell into the red during Wednesday's afternoon session as investors assessed the risks of a deepening trade standoff with China. Earlier in the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average appeared to be on track for a third straight day of gains,

US stock futures rose on Wednesday amid hopes for interest-rate cuts, with more Wall Street banks posting strong results in a promising start to earnings season. A solid start to earnings season is buoying market spirits in the face of US-China trade friction and a US government shutdown with no end in sight.

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President Donald Trump faced pressure from 26 conservative groups to reject U.K. intellectual property reforms they said could undermine American patents.

U.S. stocks respond to China trade tensions and the big banks get the third quarter earnings season into gear.

Shares of U.S. rare earth miners rallied in premarket trade on Tuesday, extending sharp gains from the previous session.

US stocks fell on Tuesday as Beijing escalated a long-standing trade dispute with Washington and the nation’s biggest banks reported third-quarter earnings.

The Dow industrials, down by more than 1.3% in early trading, ended the session higher.