The (mathematically inaccurate) second half is underway and the trade deadline is only nine days away. Pencils must be down at 6 p.m. ET next Thursday, July 31. Trade chatter and activity will pick up now that the amateur draft is in the rearview mirror and front offices can focus their attention on the deadline.

The Kansas City Royals will almost certainly trade their ace, but which teams around the league could be the best fits for the star?

Wall Street was on track for a mixed start on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of potential trade deals between the U.S. and its partners ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline and assessed a spate of second-quarter company results.

The Mets are willing to trade from a young infield group that includes Luisangel Acuña, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio, and Mark Vientos, according to The Athletic. With Francisco Li

Asian governments are hoping a flurry of last-minute diplomacy will secure them better deals from the White House. Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for more than two hours on Monday — his eighth round of trade talks with US officials.

Wall Street opened flat on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of potential trade deals between the U.S. and its partners ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline and assessed a spate of second-quarter company results.

President Trump is set to meet at the White House on Tuesday with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, who is seeking to leverage his country’s close relationship with the United States to secure a more favorable trade deal.

Philadelphia Phillies executive Dave Dombrowski offered a response on bringing in a bat to replace the third baseman.

India's equity benchmarks ended little changed on Tuesday, as the post-earnings surge in Zomato parent Eternal was offset by a drop in Reliance Industries and uncertainty over a trade deal with the United States.