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                                                                           Source Washingtonpost.com  Current stock market: Ahead of a meeting between Biden and China's Xi, global shares are mainly up. Hongkong  — Ahead of this week's meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as well as the release of economic statistics from China, Japan, and the United States, global stocks were largely up on Monday. Every weekend, receive a handpicked selection of ten of our best articles straight to your email. The Paris CAC 40 gained 0.4% to 7,072.32, while Germany's DAX increased 0.4% to 15,287.05. The FTSE 100 in Britain increased 0.4% to 7,386.42. S&P 500 futures saw a 0.3% down, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures saw a 0.2% decline. The presidents of the two largest economies in the world, Biden and Xi, are scheduled to meet in person for the first time in a year on Wednesday, outside of a Pacific Rim meeting in California. Both want to inc

                                                                                Source Reuters  Exclusive: US and Indonesia to talk over possible EV mineral deal November 12, 2018 (Reuters) - Three persons with direct knowledge of the talks say that the US and Indonesia will talk on Monday about how to move forward with a possible minerals collaboration aimed at promoting trade of the nickel metal used in EV batteries. One of the persons said that when Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday, they will talk about the next steps that could lead to formal discussions on the alliance. According to the sources, the Biden administration is still worried about Indonesia's environmental, social, and governance standards and is looking into the possibility of a deal. As per one of the sources, the administration is scheduled to hold additional talks with labor groups and lawmakers in the United States in the upcoming weeks. "Th