Economy & Business

FILE - Employees of the Saudi Aramco oil company prepare for the first day of the Arab Oil and Gas exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Middle East
Aramco: IPO Timing Depends on 'Market Conditions'
The IPO forms the cornerstone of a reform program conceived by the kingdom's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to wean the Saudi economy off its reliance on oil
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By AFP
Sun, 10/20/2019 - 09:45
FILE - An American flag flies on the Capitol building in Washington, July 16, 2019.
USA
Bipartisan Shrug as US Budget Deficit Nears $1 Trillion
Cumulative federal debt is now approaching a staggering $23 trillion
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By Rob Garver
Sat, 10/19/2019 - 13:17
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 4, 2019.
USA
Trump Hopes US-China Trade Deal Will Be Signed by Mid-November
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will provide Beijing's perspective on the progress of the talks in a speech Saturday
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By Reuters
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 21:30
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 06, 2019 a now hiring sign is posted in the window of a Walgreens store in San…
Economy & Business
California Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low of 4%
California's record job expansion was extended to 115 months
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By Associated Press
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 14:06
Christine Lagarde, the next president of the European Central Bank, speaks to the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary…
Europe
EU Leaders Rubber Stamp Lagarde's ECB Appointment
Former International Monetary Fund managing director will replace Mario Draghi, who has served as ECB president since 2011
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By Associated Press
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 13:11
Containers are transferred from a truck to cargo ship at the international cargo terminal of a port in Hai Phong city on August…
East Asia Pacific
US Funds Trip for Ag Firms to Find Customers in Vietnam
The delegation visited Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to send the message that while the US values Vietnam trade, the market is not open enough
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By Ha Nguyen
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 11:19
Workers look at cranes lifting containers onto cargo vessels at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, China October 17, 2019…
East Asia Pacific
China’s Quarterly Economic Growth Slows to 26-Year Low
The slump increases pressure on Chinese leaders to avert politically dangerous job losses as they fight a tariff war, and it has global repercussions
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By Associated Press
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 00:04