Speaking at the White House, President Trump called Friday's report of 4.1 percent economic growth in the second quarter "amazing." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
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Facebook shares tumbled Thursday after it announced a slowdown in user growth and projected that its revenue growth would decelerate for the rest of 2018. Eric Thayer/Reuters hide caption
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President Trump looks on as his nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the White House on Nov. 2. On Thursday, Trump said he is "not thrilled" about Fed interest rate hikes. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Marriott International became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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Comcast made a $65 billion offer for much of the Hollywood holdings of 21st Century Fox. The bid tops the $52.4 billion offer made by Disney last year. Mike Blake/Reuters hide caption
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced a deal with Chinese telecommunications company ZTE amid U.S.-China trade tensions. Johannes Isele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Mick Mulvaney speaks during a November news conference at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Wednesday, he moved to effectively disband the agency's Consumer Advisory Council. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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A "help wanted" sign hangs on a window of a restaurant in New York City. The U.S. economy gained a stronger-than-expected 223,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate edged down to an 18-year low. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Elon Musk speaks at the International Astronautical Congress on Sept. 29 in Adelaide, Australia. On Wednesday, the Tesla CEO took analysts and the media to task. Mark Brake/Getty Images hide caption
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Trader Tommy Kalikas works Monday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Major stock indexes fell sharply, led by tech stocks, amid fears of an intensifying U.S. trade war with China. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
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Trader Fran O'Connell works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded sharply on Monday following a report of U.S.-China trade talks. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
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A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Friday. Asian stock markets slumped after Beijing responded to the Trump administration's tariff hikes by saying it may order higher import duties on a range of U.S. goods. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
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The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. Brendan McDermid/Reuters hide caption
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate banking committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 1. This week, Powell presided over a Fed policy meeting for the first time since becoming chairman. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption