Bloomberg Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook encouraged China to keep opening up its economy, as his company grapples with weaker demand from the nation and uncertainty over its trade war with the US. “We urge China to continue to open up,” Cook said during a speech at the annual China Development Forum in Beijing. “We see that as essential. ...

Bloomberg Chinese and Italian companies will sign 10 accords potentially worth as much as 20 billion euros ($23 billion) at a ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, according to an Italian official who declined to be named before the event. Xi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will separately sign a memorandum of understanding giving Italy a role ...

Bloomberg IS, the militant group that once controlled parts of Iraq and Syria, is completely eradicated from its last pocket of territory on the Euphrates River, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Saturday. “Our forces have raised their flag over Baghuz and declare complete military victory over the terrorist IS after six years of war,” according to a statement on ...