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Stock markets rise slightly ahead of Trump-Kim meeting

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. and global markets rose modestly on Monday, as investors made preparations for President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

European investors also focused on Italy’s new government, and its future using the euro.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 5.78 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 25,322.31. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index ros...