Saudi Aramco's shares went up slightly to 37 Saudi riyals (US$9.87) in a pre-market auction on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, putting the company's market value slightly below US$2 trillion.
Strict bailouts and a lack of investment from the EU have led to some European countries seeking stronger relations with China, says an observer.
Market forces may be driving the private sector into the arms of climate action. But our animal spirits are stuck in the first industrial revolution.
Mexico's deputy foreign minister, Jesus Seade, said on Saturday he sent a letter to the top US trade official expressing surprise and concern over a labour enforcement provision proposed by a US congressional committee in the new North American trade deal.
A Swatch unit that supplies parts to much of the watch market faces a possible sales ban next year by Switzerland's Competition Commission (Weka), newspaper Schweiz am Wochenende reported on Saturday.
"The joint venture will focus on partnership in the digital rights of short videos," a ByteDance spokeswoman said in response to Reuters inquiries about the deal.
French carmaker Renault has offered the chairman of Volkswagen's SEAT brand, Luca de Meo, the job of chief executive, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Saturday, citing anonymous sources.
China plans to set a lower economic growth target of around 6per cent in 2020 from this year's 6-6.5per cent, relying on increased state infrastructure spending to ward off a sharper slowdown, policy sources said.
Chinese fintech company Ant Financial Services and U.S. asset management firm The Vanguard Group have established a joint venture to provide retail investment advisory services in China, the companies said in a statement on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple and other technology stocks that have already surged this year to record highs.
