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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top international diplomats are gathering in Paris to coordinate international backing for Washington’s plan on Gaza, as parallel ceasefire talks continue in Egypt.

While the political ramblings often bore people because of their typical high-level nature, for athletic apparel giant Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), Washington drama was perhaps the main overhang. Heading into the company's most recent financial disclosure, the potential impact of the Trump administration's tariffs loomed large. Fortunately, Nike redeemed itself, at…

The recent military exercises reportedly conducted by China near Taiwan have raised concerns about the island’s energy security and the chip industry, prompting Taipei and Washington to take immediate action.

Trump downplayed the decline in Canadians visiting the US as a major issue, stressing that most Canadians “still love” the US and noting that relations between the two countries will fully restore after a trade deal is reached.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S.'s strike on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, expressing "serious concern about Washington's escalating actions in the Caribbean Sea that are fraught with far-reaching consequences for the region"

While Washington fights a record government shutdown, some investors are looking under the radar at the health-care ETF arena for any signs of movement.

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -0.04%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.01% this morning, taking a breather after hitting fresh records in the prior session, while the deadlock between Republicans and Democrats in Washington continues.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to visit Washington again Tuesday in hopes of convincing President Donald Trump to ease US tariffs that are negatively impacting Canada's economy.

In Washington, the US Senate on Monday evening failed to pass a short-term budget to keep federal agencies open. Legal experts suggest, Democrats have almost no chance of extracting real concessions from the Republicans.