Wall Street rises with hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession

By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after President Donald Trump said he was set to announce an agreement on trade with the United Kingdom, the first of what Wall Street hopes will be enough to keep a recession from hitting the economy.
The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in early trading and on track for an 11th gain in the last 13 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 253 points, or 0.6%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, an