Bloomberg Donald Trump acknowledged having second thoughts on escalating the trade war with China — only for his top spokeswoman to later say he meant he regretted not raising tariffs even more. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham now says the media misinterpreted Trump’s initial remarks. Trump doesn’t regret starting a trade war but he does have second thoughts on …

ABU DHABI / WAM Accommodation & Food Services contributed AED32.5 billion in real prices to the 2018’s GDP, a growth of 4.2 percent on year, according to Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). In real (constant) prices, the sector’s contribution to non-oil GDP reached 6.8 percent during 2018, maintaining the high momentum it has created over the past years, driven …

Bloomberg Global banks will this week start making their case on why they should be hired for what’s set to be the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), according to people with knowledge of the matter. Dealmakers representing advisory firms from around the world will from Tuesday travel to Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran in the kingdom’s Eastern Province to …