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Fires burn in the distance after a drone strike by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saudi company Aramco’s oil processing facilities, in Buqayq, Saudi Arabia September 14, 2019 in this still image taken from a social media video obtained by REUTERS Saudi Arabia is shutting down half of its oil production after drones attacked the …

President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he would consider an interim trade deal with China, even though he would not prefer it. The president told reporters he would like to ink a full agreement with the world’s second largest economy. However, he left the door open to striking a limited deal with Beijing.  “If we’re …

Mario Draghi, President of the European central Bank (ECB) attends a news conference on the outcome of the Governing Council meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2019. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a massive new bond-buying program Thursday in a bid to stimulate the ailing euro …

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he will be delaying the increased tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods to Oct. …

A U.S. Border Patrol agent speaks to immigrants after taking them into custody on July 02, 2019 in Los Ebanos, Texas. John Moore | Getty Images The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The justices’ order …

An aerial view of the London Stock Exchange Paternoster Square Vulture Labs | Moment | Getty Images Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) said Wednesday it has made a proposal to the board of London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) to “combine the two companies,” in a deal which values the LSE at about …

Inside an Apple store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Miguel Candela, SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images There are no good stocks to buy in the IT hardware sector, according to top-rated technology analyst Toni Sacconaghi. A.B. Bernstein maintained a market-perform rating for Apple, HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, IBM and Dell due to their …

CEO of WeWork Adam Neumann Getty Images The WeWork initial public offering is full speed ahead, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC’s David Faber, despite a number of a setbacks including a dramatic cut in its valuation and its biggest outside investor urging the controversial real estate company to shelve the offering. The IPO …

Demonstrators gather outside Houses of Parliament for a protest on 03 September, 2019 in London, England to oppose the prorogation of the U.K. Parliament. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images With the U.K Parliament now shuttered for five weeks and the recent political turmoil throwing up more questions than answers, analysts have been busy contemplating …

ABU DHABI — Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company, is prepared for a listing on the kingdom’s stock exchange and it will take place “very soon,” its CEO said Tuesday. “What we have always said is that Aramco is ready for listing whenever the shareholders make a decision to list,” Aramco President and CEO …