Saudi Aramco plans to expand investment in lithium production, Beijing officials are in talks to use Elon Musk as an intermediary in a potential sale of TikTok’s U.S. business, and KPMG will soon open a legal services firm in the U.S. There is a possibility that we will start offering it. In addition, imports have flooded into Syria in the aftermath of President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Saudi Aramco expands investment in lithium to diversify away from oil
China in talks to hire Elon Musk as broker for TikTok transactions
KPMG preparing to challenge US law firm
Pepsi and Pringles flooded Syria as rulers opened economy
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