Washington/London — President Donald Trump personally lobbied Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to list the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) on the New York Stock Exchange during a phone call between the world leaders on Saturday, according to the White House. The call, which came as the president flew from Honolulu to Tokyo, followed on the president tweeting his hope that the listing would occur on a US exchange, raising the political stakes for what would be the largest initial public offering. "Important to the United States!" Trump said in the Twitter post early on Saturday. Trump’s tweet, sent hours before he was set to depart for an 11-day tour of Asia, came out of the blue for Aramco, according to a person familiar with the company, who asked not to be named. But the move is consistent with a growing push by US regulators to lure companies to US stock exchanges. After the call, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One he was motivated to send the tweet because the A...
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