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Emirates announces $6.4 billion Airbus order
The Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced a new order for 20 additional wide-body A350-900 planes in a deal worth $6.4 billion.
China approves investment projects worth 6.3 bln USD in October
China's top economic planner approved eight fixed-asset investment (FAI) projects with combined investment totaling 44.2 billion yuan (about 6.3 billion U.S. dollars) in October, official data showed.
Saudi Aramco announces IPO indicative price range of 8-8.5 USD
Saudi oil company Aramco announced on Sunday an indicative price range of 30-32 riyals per share (8-8.5 U.S. dollars) for its planned public offering (IPO) which would value the company at 1.6 to 1.7 trillion dollars.
Saudi Aramco to sell 1.5% stake, valuing company up to $1.7T
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco announced Sunday it will sell a 1.5% stake in the company as it looks to raise as much as $25.6 billion from the sale.
Stocks end week of milestones at new highs; Dow tops 28,000
Wall Street closed out the week with more milestones Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs.
United Auto Workers approve new 4-year contract with Ford
Detroit,Nov 16 (AP/UNB) — Members of the United Auto Workers union at Ford Motor Co. voted Friday to approve a new contract with the company.
Private prison firm preps for 2020 ‘worst case scenario’
The head of a giant private prison company says his firm is prepared for the “worst case scenario” should a Democratic presidential candidate win the 2020 election and attempt to abolish private involvement in the prison sector.
US-China trade deal hopes lift stocks on Wall Street
Stocks moved higher on Wall Street and headed for records on Friday after U.S. officials said they were making progress in the latest push for a trade agreement with China.
Global shares surge on bullish talk on China-US trade deal
Shares were mixed in Asia on Friday after White House officials said China and the U.S. were getting close to an agreement to cool tensions over trade.
Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was done fairly.