Bloomberg Shares of China’s biggest chipmaker and several of its largest pharmaceutical firms sank on Wednesday on fears that Washington will slap investment and export sanctions against more companies. Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc tumbled a record 25% in Hong Kong before paring losses, while Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd dropped 5% at the close. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, (Smic) which is …

  Bloomberg While US stocks fall ahead of what’s expected to be a hawkish Federal Reserve policy meeting, one investor just bet $65 million on a quick market rebound. The trade saw someone purchase roughly 20,000 call spreads that are linked to the S&P 500 and expire right before the Christmas holiday. The transaction involved selling calls with a strike …

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia said global oil production could drop 30% by the end of the decade due to falling investment in fossil fuels. “We’re heading towards a phase that could be dangerous if there’s not enough spending on energy,” Saudi oil minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said in Riyadh. The result could be an “energy crisis,” he said. The minister …