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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is having meetings and discussions with China right now that are going well.

U.S. stocks dipped on Thursday as declines in defensive sectors such as consumer staples overshadowed gains in technology stocks, while a lack of new developments in trade talks between Washington and Beijing kept investors on the sidelines.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that trade talks with China are on track, with deputy negotiators from both countries holding a call Thursday as they actively worked toward a deal, but he said the United States is not bound to a deadline.

The U.S. trade deficit dropped to its lowest level in nearly 1-1/2 years in October, suggesting trade could contribute to economic growth in the fourth quarter, though a broad decline in imports hinted at a slowdown in domestic demand.

Airbus booked orders for 222 aircraft in November, driven mainly by the Dubai Airshow, and formally recognized a cut in orders for the soon-to-be-axed A380 superjumbo following a major fleet review by Dubai's Emirates, company data showed on Thursday.

Japan's No. 2 automaker Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday its U.S. unit would halt operations for two days next month, as the company tries to reverse a slide in profitability in the country.

Significant additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning Boeing Co's 737 MAX to commercial service could cause it to cut or temporarily halt production of the aircraft, it said in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Those in search of a real-time, market-based way to make money on Warren's nomination odds should track one health-care ETF, Jefferies says.

General Motors Co and South Korea's LG Chem said on Thursday they will invest $2.3 billion to build an electric vehicle battery cell joint venture plant in Ohio, creating one of the world's largest battery facilities.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday agreed that the World Bank should expel China from a supportive loan program.

The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a "pedo guy" on Twitter testified on Thursday that his criticism of the Tesla Inc chief executive that led to the tweet was not a personal attack.

Wall Street was largely uncharged on Thursday as market participants largely stayed on the sidelines, awaiting further developments in the hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China.

The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a bribery investigation into Glencore , adding to legal troubles that have hit the shares of one of the world's biggest miners and commodity traders.

Facebook Inc on Thursday sued a Hong Kong company that it said baited people into clicking on celebrities' photos and bogus advertising links, so it could install malware and run ads for counterfeit goods, diet pills and male enhancement supplements.

DUBAI/RIYADH Reuters) - State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will still fall significantly short of the towering $2 trillion valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.