Oct 14 — China's General Administration of Customs deputy director Wang Jun said at a State Council press briefing that foreign trade growth in the first nine months was the fastest for the same period in nearly five years, with quarterly and monthly growth generally accelerating. Latest international data put China’s trade growth among the top of major economies, and China remains the world's largest goods trader.

Goldman Sachs has prearranged a $450m charitable donation funded by revenue it earned from wealthy clients’ gains in SpaceX’s record IPO. The bank disclosed the payment as a separate special charge in its third-quarter results, saying it reduced diluted EPS by about $1. Goldman helped wealthy clients invest in SpaceX more than five years ago; SpaceX listed earlier this year at a $1.77tln valuation, producing large client gains and leaving Goldman with hundreds of millions of dollars in related revenue. CEO David Solomon signaled in September the bank might use the windfall to accelerate philanthropy for tax efficiency.

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