Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Even for a president who is known for the unpredictability of his Oval Office exchanges with foreign heads of state. This was a remarkable meeting.The two leaders heaped praise on each other. Trump ever uh the dealmaker uh sort of goated the Saudi leader into expanding his initial pledge of a $600 billion investment into a $1 trillion investment. Uh albeit there was no timeline for that that was mentioned.And you're saying to ...

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As one of the world's most important ports, there is no shortage of ships docking in Shanghai. But the vessel that is capturing the most attention is morowed on dry land. This is the Louie, a downtown exhibition and store launched by Louis Vuitton, complete with a vast hull and an anchor shaped in the letters L and V.The ship is an attempt to navigate the shifting tides of China's luxury market. Once the world's growth driver, but now a source of deep uncertainty. Louis Vuitton said it helped lift China sal ...

Every single one of these books I would have given to to a CEO to read just like I would have given to a friend. >> So R we've just come off stage where you have announced the short list the six finalists for this year's book award. It was a really tough year I think for the judges.What what do you make of the choice in the end. >> For me personally it was a very difficult year. I loved all the books and it was very difficult for me to to choose and I think many of the judges had had the same sense.I don't ...

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. >> What happens when political donations and presidential power collide. We pulled over thousands of public records to find out.And our analysis revealed this. At least 30 individuals or companies who have collectively given more than $116 million to Donald Trump's causes have gone on to receive benefits or advantages from the White House or government departments and regulators. Sometimes the timing was remarkable.Donations came in and within days o ...

Construction of a multi-t trillion dollar city of the future in Saudi Arabia's Neon is grinding to a halt. I spoke to more than 20 people who worked on the project and they told me that the line which was originally intended for 9 million residents may never house a single one. The project is colossal.Just to give you a sense of the scale, if the line was dropped in central London, it would be taller than the shard and it would stretch all the way to Birmingham. Architects and engineers who worked at Neon t ...

China is stepping up efforts to internationalize its currency and reduce dependence on the US dollar. Overseas lending in the R&B is soaring and Beijing is opening up more channels for foreigners to invest in Chinese bonds. A big part of the increase in lending has been in trade financing as Beijing is looking for ways to reduce its exposure to policies that weaponize the dollar.China has also built an alternative payment system that can work around US sanctions. With interest rates in China relatively low, ...

Climate Change Conference - COP 30 是联合国气候变化框架公约缔约方会议的第 30 次会议 [1] - 会议也是巴黎协定签署十周年，该协定的目标是将全球气温升幅控制在工业化前水平以上 2 摄氏度以内 [1] Emission Reduction Targets - 主要经济体延迟提交其国家自主贡献（NDC），即减排目标 [2] - 一年前，COP 承诺到今年会议前为发展中国家的气候行动筹集 13 兆美元（$1.3 trillion）[3] Potential Progress - 巴西总统卢拉倡导的热带森林基金可能会取得进展 [3] - 即使特朗普反对气候行动，志同道合的国家和团体组成的联盟也可能取得进展 [3]

Donald Trump is making big changes to the White House. Construction crews have demolished what used to be the East Wing. In its place, a huge new ballroom will be built.The project's architects have published renderings of the extension. These show a neocclassical facade on its eastern side, a staircase on the front, and a gold infused interior with room to seat 650. Trump has also shown off a model of the building.Controversially, the $300 million project will be funded by what the administration calls Pat ...

[Music] Just before election day, the FT spoke to Andrew Epstein, creative director for the Zoran Mamani campaign and one of the architects of his highly successful social media strategy. One of the reasons our social media and our videos were so successful is that as people were developing this relationship to Zeron and our agenda through their phones, they were then getting their doors knocked on by volunteers or they were seeing canvasers in the street or they were turning on their TV or listening to a p ...