Gains in Facebook, Broadcom and Tesla lifted the Nasdaq while Home Depot was the biggest drag on the Dow after the company cut its annual forecast for the second time this year. Investors also mulled the implications of a report that U.S. and Chinese negotiators may link the size of tariff rollbacks to terms set during talks in May. Ten-year Treasury yields dipped below 1.8%, while oil tumbled for a second day.

The dollar edged higher against its major peers after President Donald Trump said he “protested” U.S. interest rates that he considers too high in a meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the White House. The Fed said Powell’s remarks were “consistent” with his recent public comments.

Investors remain sensitive to any signs of whether U.S. consumers can continue supporting economic growth and are looking for developments on trade after months of closely watched negotiations. One challenge for stocks across developed markets lies in the MSCI World index’s 21% advance this year, which has propelled the benchmark to its highest estimated price-earnings ratio since 2017.

“More and more people are concluding that the economy has some strength, that it’s strong enough to support rising stock prices,” said Kate Warne, an investment strategist at Edward D Jones & Co. in St. Louis. “While consumer spending is falling, it’s not falling off a cliff. Overall most of the news has been good, investors are feeling more confident.”

Elsewhere, European stocks ended lower. Equities fell in Tokyo and climbed in Shanghai. Gold held steady.

Here are some key events coming up this week:

–U.S. economic indicators due for release include initial jobless claims on Thursday.

–Britain holds its first televised leadership debate before next month’s election Tuesday.

–Federal Reserve speakers this week include district bank presidents John Williams, Loretta Mester and Neel Kashkari.

–European central bankers speaking this week include European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann, along with Yves Mersch, Luis de Guindos, Pablo Hernandez de Cos and Philip Lane.

–China announces its loan prime rates, a benchmark for borrowing costs, on Wednesday.

These are the main moves in markets:

Stocks

–The S&P 500 index slipped less than 0.1% at the close of trade in New York; the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.2%; the Dow fell 0.4%.

–The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.1%

–The MSCI Emerging Market index gained 0.4%.

Currencies

–The Bloomberg Dollar Spot index rose less than 0.1%.

–The pound fell 0.2% to $1.2926.

–The euro increased less than 0.1% to $1.1077.

–The Japanese yen gained 0.1% to 108.55 per dollar.

Bonds

–The yield on 10-year Treasuries dipped three basis points to 1.78%.

–Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.34%.

–Australia’s 10-year yield declined four basis points to 1.13%.

Commodities

–West Texas Intermediate crude declined 3.2% to $55.25 a barrel.

–Gold was little changed at $1,472.17 an ounce.

The answers, released Tuesday by the House subcommittee overseeing the probe, come as antitrust scrutiny of the companies has escalated rapidly, with federal and state enforcers opening formal investigations into Facebook and Google.

The four companies received the questions from Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who chairs the panel, in September. Separately, the whole committee issued requests for extensive records on the firms’ business practices, acquisitions, executive communications and other issues. The companies also are in the process of responding to those requests.

Here’s what the four firms said:

Google

– Disputed the idea that it controls too much of the search market and the digital ad ecosystem.

– Downplayed suggestions that it prioritizes its own services.

– Denied that advertisers can only use Google Display & Video 360 ad service to purchase advertising inventory on its YouTube video platform, saying certain partners can buy ads directly from Google’s sales team.

– Denied that its search ranking system considers whether a publisher has adopted use of its Accelerated Mobile Pages – a format that hosts web content directly inside search results. Google has said that the new format significantly accelerated loading times on websites.

Facebook

– Defended policies that restricted some third-party app developers from using its platform, insisting it has never tied access to its data to spending on advertising even though documents from a lawsuit have told a different story.

– Said its changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy were consistent with its promises not to alter the chat platform’s sharing practices.

– Explained that it restricted video app Vine from its platform in 2013 because it “considered Vine to be an app that replicated Facebook’s core News Feed functionality.”

Amazon

– Pushed back against criticism that it unfairly competes with third-party sellers in its marketplace with its own products, saying its decision-making for how third-party sellers are treated is driven by a desire to give consumers wide selection, low prices and convenient delivery.

– Defended its private-label line known as AmazonBasics, saying private-label products are a “common retail practice.” It said it “generally does not distinguish the treatment of brands” based on the brand owner.

– Said its algorithm for listing shopping results doesn’t consider whether a merchant uses its Fulfillment by Amazon logistics service or whether a product is Amazon’s private label.

– Said it prohibits its private-label business from using individual sellers’ data to make decisions about product introductions, pricing or inventory.

Apple

– Pointed out that there are many apps that compete with its own services such as web browsing, maps, music and video.

– Said users cannot uninstall its Safari web browser from the iPhone or switch to another default because Safari is “an essential part of iPhone’s functionality” as an operating system app.

– Explained that it’s not possible to reliably repair some products “because it is not feasible to split products into its component parts without significant risk of damage to those components.”

The stash, prosecutors said Tuesday, shows there’s a risk he might flee before his trial on insider-trading charges.

Vice President Bryan Cohen had $24,000 in the case, hidden in a dresser drawer in his closet, prosecutors in Manhattan said Tuesday in a letter to a judge. The French citizen also has an overseas bank account with more than $533,000 and owns four properties in France worth over $500,000, prosecutors said, citing Cohen’s tax returns.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley had set bail for Cohen at $750,000 and ordered him to remain under house arrest with a GPS bracelet until his trial. Cohen is seeking to be released from house arrest.

Cohen’s lawyer Benjamin Brafman argued in a letter on Monday that his client’s confinement in a one-bedroom apartment, which he shares with his girlfriend and mother, was detrimental to his “physical and mental health.”

The lawyer said it’s not unusual in other cultures to have large amounts of cash at home, including in France.

Cohen, 33, was arrested on Oct. 18 and charged with two counts of conspiracy for his role in an insider-trading ring. Prosecutors claim he passed information about pending mergers to another member of the ring using burner phones and speaking in code.

Goldman placed Cohen on paid leave following his arrest.

Last month, Cohen fired his lawyer after a judge ordered him to remain under house arrest and tripled the amount of his bond, from $250,000 to $750,000.

He said the ministers would have to solve economic problems for people at all levels of society, especially low-income earners.

The premier expressed his concern after a briefing yesterday by the National Economic and Social Development Council on the economic situation in the third quarter.

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said Thailand should focus more on developing the domestic economy.

President Chatchai Payuhanaveechai said the bank is setting aside a sum of Bt25 billion for the purpose.

He said the loans would offer a lending rate of a little lower than 2.99 per cent. Installments in the initial period will also be low.

The bank has outstanding mortgage loans of Bt350 billion, representing 12 per cent of the total mortgage loan share in the market.

Chatchai believes the government will continue to introduce new economic stimulus measures to lift the economy at the end of this year and the next. This will help boost consumers’ confidence.

He said the recent lending rate cut by both state and private banks would also help boost the economy.

Deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said the MoU will be signed by Thailand and South Korea during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s participation in the Asean-ROK Commemorative Summit during November 25-26 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

The MoU covers collaboration between the two countries on business, industrial development in the EEC and high tech industries such as robotics, next generation automotive, smart electronics, bio technology, space technology and smart cities.