Agreement Between the U.S. and China on Export Controls for Rare Earths - U.S. Markets Trend Mixed - DAX Nearly at Wednesday's level - Volkswagen with Billion-Euro Loss - Alphabet's Quarterly Revenue Exceeds $100 Billion for the First Time - One-off tax Burden and AI Investments Weigh on Meta's Quarterly Results - Microsoft Starts Strong into the new Fiscal Year

Trump and Xi agree on export controls for rare earths - quarterly results only partially convincing - S&P 500 and Nasdaq with losses Wall Street starts trading on Thursday with a mixed trend. Despite easing signals in the trade conflict between the U.S. and China, disappointments from the tech sector dominate market sentiment. While the Dow Jones gains 0.36%, the S&P 500 falls 0.33% to 6,866 points and the Nasdaq drops 0.89% to 23,745 points. The leading indexes were unable to hold early records the previous day. Politically, a surprising...