Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China this week.Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:Stocks will open the second half of the year with a shortened trading day. Markets will shut down at 1 p.
m. ET ahead of the July 4 holiday, and stay closed through Tuesday. Equities enjoyed a strong first half — though the gains are uneven across the major indexes. Hopes about artificial intelligence helped to fuel a 31.7% first-half spike for the tech-heavy