Starboard Value LP, the activist investor, has bought a 5.8% stake in Symantec Corp, seeking to get five seats at the cyber-security firm's board, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The US imposed sanctions on Russia's port service agency and China's firms for aiding to ships of North Korea and selling tobacco and alcohol to Pyongyang in a breach of the US sanctions.
Cisco Systems topped Wall Street forecasts for quarterly profit and revenue and forecast Q1 sales above targets, as the company's transition to a software-focused firm gained traction.
China's major solar equipment producer GCL was planning to enter the electric vehicle sector, in a bid to make use of the company's expertise in energy to get a competitive advantage in the crowded industry.
China stated that a delegation is set to attend the new round of trade negotiations with the US counterparts in Washington in lat August, in the latest attempt to defuse a conflict.
The Chinese state planner stated on Thursday that it approved 17 projects related to fixed-asset investments in the month of July, with a total worth of $11.24B.
China's PC maker Lenovo swung to a profit of $77M and beat forecasts in the Q1, helped by a solid increase in revenue, compared with a $72.3M loss in the same period year ago.
Shares of China's tech giant Tencent Holdings dropped, as it reported the first quarterly profit decrease in almost 13 years, adding that it was unsure about getting China's approval for the company's most popular game.
The Japanese export growth weakened more than anticipated in Jul,y as shipments to the US fell for a second month in succession, with a sharp decrease in the automotive sector.
Berkshire Hathaway confirmed on Tuesday it had expanded its large bet on Apple to nearly 252M shares worth about $47B, up 5% from 239.6M shares three months earlier.
On Wednesday, Mario Abdo Benitez, the Paraguay former senator, took the office as the country's new President, promising to fight corruption and cut poverty, after winning April's national elections.
Berkshire Hathaway bolstered its investments in Israeli Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Goldman Sachs Group in the second quarter, the company announced on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Diamondback Energy's shares dropped 10%, after it had announced an all-stock takeover deal worth $9.2B for its shale rival Energen.
Infosys, India's information technology firm, is set to build a software development centre in the country's West Bengal eastern state, investing about $14.28M.
Glencore and Qatar Investment Authority's joint venture QHG Oil Ventures valued its 14.2% Rosneft stake at €7.4B, the JV's financial stated showed.
Volkswagen's unit Electricity America is planning to launch an advertising campaign in collaboration with the US cultural cartoon icons the Jetsons and Flintstones, as it seeks to broaden their consumer awareness of electric cars.
On Wednesday, the authorities of Turkey imposed double tariffs on some imports from the US, including cars, alcohol and tobacco in retaliation to the move of Washington.
On Wednesday, the authorities of Switzerland have prohibited the registration of some new Porsche Cayenne and Macan and Mercedes-Benz Vito vehicles because of the diesel engines' emissions manipulation.
On Wednesday, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan discussed current situation in Syria and bilateral ties between two countries.
According to the tech news site The Information, investors told Uber Technologies Inc that it should sell its self-driving unit after 18 months of $125-200M losses each quarter.
Nvidia rolled out on Monday a new chip technology designed to help expanding the company's business among film makers and the rest graphic professionals.
On Wednesday, the US cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur Michael Terpin has filed a lawsuit worth $224M against the telecommunications firm AT&T over the loss of cryptocurrency from his personal account.
On Wednesday, China's technology titan Tencent Holdings reported a 2% drop in its Q2 net profit, the lowest reading in almost 13 years, tumbled by weak investment gains and slow gaming growth.
Canot Microelectronics announced on Wednesday it was planning to acquire the specialty chemicals firm KMG Chemicals in a stock-and-cash deal worth $1.6B.