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Lazard said in a statement on Sunday it had appointed Louis Girodolle as chief executive officer of Lazard Investment Banking in France.

The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would not return to U.S. skies until "99.9% of the American public" and policymakers are convinced it is safe.

Warehouse giant Prologis Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire rival industrial real-estate business Liberty Property Trust in a $12.6 billion deal to improve its U.S. presence amid the ecommerce boom.

Oil prices were steady on Monday, holding on to strong gains last week, after Russia affirmed its commitment to a deal with OPEC producers to keep production in check and support prices.

Asian shares rose on Monday to a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision.

Asian shares extended gains on Monday to hit a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision.

U.S. and Chinese officials are "close to finalizing" some parts of a trade agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative's office and China's Commerce Ministry said, with talks to continue.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a phone call with U.S. trade officials as both countries confirmed technical consultations on some parts of a trade agreement were basically completed, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday.

Christine Lagarde will ensure European Central Bank policymakers climb down from their "ivory tower" and face the political realities of the euro zone, the ECB's vice president, Luis de Guindos, said in an interview published on Saturday.

Household appliances maker JS Global Lifestyle Company Ltd pulled its initial public offering of up to $464 million on Saturday, the third shelved float in Hong Kong so far this year, two sources told Reuters.

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Elizabeth Warren is gaining in the polls, and her hard stance on energy and oil production practices has some on the Street worried.

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Louis Vuitton owner LVMH has approached Tiffany & Co with an acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday, at a time when the U.S. luxury jeweler grapples with the impact of tariffs on its exports to China.

Microsoft Corp. said in a statement on Saturday that the company appreciates being chosen by the U.S. Defense department (DoD) for the Pentagon's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract.