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Stocks struggled for direction Thursday as market participants awaited more details on tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners.On Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a roughly 90-minute phone call to discuss trade between the two countries.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said it was "a very good talk," and the two "straightened out" some complexities centered on "rare earths" and "other things."Subscribe to Kiplinger’s Personal FinanceBe a smarter, ...