London (CNN Business) 1. US-China trade talks: US and Chinese officials are meeting in Beijing Monday for two days of talks aimed at ending the trade war that has been roiling global financial markets.

It's the first face-to-face discussion between the two countries since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Argentina late last year and agreed on a 90-day truce.

Investors are hoping the two sides will be able to reach a deal by March, when Trump has threatened to impose another round of tariffs and raise existing duties on some imports to 25% from 10%.

The Chinese yuan was trading higher against the dollar early on Monday.

2. Tesla breaks ground in Shanghai: Tesla ( Tesla ( TSLA ) officially began building its Shanghai Gigafactory Monday, with CEO Elon Musk breaking ground on the electric carmaker's new plant.

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