Global stocks edged cautiously higher Tuesday, helping U.S. equity futures rise modestly into positive territory, even as investors continue to eye developments in Saudi Arabia linked to the disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi and fret over further signals of a trade war-related slowdown in China.

But don't buy into this overheated market right as Canada legalizes, wait until prices come down -- which they will.

U.S. stock futures rise on Tuesday and global stocks edge mostly higher even as investors continue to eye developments in Saudi Arabia linked to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Netflix, Goldman Sachs and IBM report earnings on Tuesday; Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies; Google's CEO defends plans for a censored search engine in China.

Ford shares are indicated higher in premarket trading Tuesday after the automaker revealed its latest sport utility vehicle in China as part of its renewed effort to turn around sales in the world's biggest car market.

The yuan should be worth three times its current rate to the US dollar, according to a theory that has been debunked but speaks of a broader worry

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