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News this week: US formally exits Paris Accord, China's Xi pledges to import more goods
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Quoteworthy: "It’s a joke on the Chinese stock exchange" –— a 37-year-old secretary who wanted to be known only as Olivia, told Reuters. She was referring to China’s shocking move to halt Ant Group’s stock-market debut. The IPO has attracted massive interest, including US$3 trillion ($4.07 trillion) in bids from retail investors.

US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

The US formally exited the Paris Agreement on Nov 4, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.

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