GLOBAL MARKETS – Stocks rise as US-Chinese phone calls boost optimism, euro wins
(Add oil, gold settlement prices)
* Apple stocks, poor consumer confidence weighs on Wall Street
* Oil prices rise following production cuts caused by the storm
* German consumer confidence data boosts the euro
By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (Reuters) – The euro rose on Tuesday on better-than-expected sentiment data Chinese trade officials fueled optimism.
Gold prices fell as positive…