The stock exchange listing of the Saudi oil company seemed to be stranded, but oil minister Khalid Al Falih states that Saudi Aramco goes to the stock exchange “earlier than you may think”.

With a considerable delay, Pinterest made a strong stock market debut on Thursday at the American stock exchange with a price jump of 25% to $ 23.75. The online bulletin board was launched on the stock market at an introductory price of $ 19 per share under the ticker name $ PINS.

Candy manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle has promised to investigate an attack on personnel in a factory in Bangladesh. Around 20 unknown attackers, according to trade union leader Kamrul Hassan, entered the factory earlier this week and beat the workers with wooden sticks.

The American bank JPMorgan Chase achieved record results in the first quarter. The higher interest rates in the United States were the main beneficiaries. This is according to figures from the largest bank in the US measured by assets.

A consortium led by energy company Engie takes over pipeline unit TAG from the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras. The deal involves an amount of $ 8.6 billion.

The European Union submits trade disputes with India and Turkey to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The damage to Europe from trade-restricting measures taken by both countries is more than one billion euros a year, reports the European Commission.

Swedish authorities have raided the headquarters of the Swedbank associated with money laundering. Financial regulators are investigating whether the bank has violated insider trading rules when the group recently warned major shareholders that the Swedish television channel SVT would be presenting disclosures.

The Ministry of Defense of Spain has been targeted in a cyber attack, El País newspaper reports. The Ministry’s intranet is said to be infiltrated with a virus for the purpose of stealing information.

Trade unions CNV and FNV have set an ultimatum with Shell in the fight for a better collective labor agreement. Last week, the staff of the refineries of the oil and gas company in Pernis and Moerdijk agreed to promotions. The collective bargaining agreement between Shell and the unions had already stalled.

The management of Swedbank decided, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, to conduct a more thorough investigation of the possible malpractice of money laundering. The bank made this decision after consulting with the Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA), which was previously instructed by the bank to conduct its own investigation.