china and u.s. gear up for trade talks. a chinese delegation heads to washington tomorrow. investors like the two countries keep trying. wall street closed higher. s&p 500 is less than 1% from a record high. one day shy of the longest bull market on record. s&p has risen more than 300% from the march 2009 low. tesla shares near a three-month low as investors doubt the plan to take tesla private. jpmorgan chase slashed the price target for tesla. musk tweeted he secured funding for a buyout. jpmorgan chase denies that is true and doesn't believe there is a formal proposaproposal. shares recovered by close. the tweet from musk triggered scrutiny with the sec probe. pepsi is buying sodastream.