DHAHRAN / WAM Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) covering multiple areas of potential collaboration between the parties in Saudi Arabia. The MoU outlines pathways for strategic cooperation between Aramco and Sinopec and supports the long-term relationship between the two companies and their existing joint ventures in …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG forecast profit will keep rising in coming months amid a boom in demand, even as staffing shortages prompt airports to limit capacity. Europe’s biggest airline group said it expects a “significant increase” in earnings in the third quarter compared to the second. That’s after high ticket prices and bumper profits at the company’s cargo division more …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co avoided a crippling work stoppage at its defense manufacturing hub after St Louis-area Machinists accepted a revised contract offer, reversing an earlier vote to strike. “We have delivered an equitable contract that will secure the future for the members, their families and future generations,” Tom Boelling, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers …