Good morning. The trade chat between the US and China is going “really, really well” as the sides press ahead. Chinese solar firms ask regulators to aid the ailing industry. And Hilton’s Hampton Inn brand is expanding in Asia.

US stocks rose as investors wait for news from another day of China-US trade talks in London. Data show growing optimism among small firms.

U.S. stocks drifted just below their all-time high as the wait continues to hear what will come of trade talks underway between the United States and China.