US stocks rose Friday and the S&P 500 notched its longest winning streak since 2004 as China signaled openness to trade talks and investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report.

A possible thawing in US-China trade tensions boosted spirits after earnings from Apple and Amazon shed light on the likely cost of tariffs.

The S&P 500 on Friday rose for a ninth consecutive session, its longest winning streak in more than two decades. The benchmark index of U.S. stocks advanced 1.5% Friday after Chinese officials signaled interest in ending the trade war with the U.

China has said it's evaluating approaches from US officials to start negotiations about tariffs, a potential deescalation in the trade war that has raised hopes formal trade talks could start soon. "If we fight,

China's Commerce Ministry says it is evaluating the possibility of trade talks with the US, following senior US officials' expressions of willingness to talk about tariffs. They urge the US to show "sincerity" towards China,

Wall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks. Shares saw gains for the ninth day in a row for the first time since 2004 after a better-than-expected jobs report and rising hope of US-China trade talks.

Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day, marking its longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early Ap