On Thursday, CommScope Holding, the US telecom equipment maker stated it would acquire the set-top box producer Arris International in a deal valued at $7.4B to boost the business ahead of the global 5G roll-out.
Saudi Arabia made a $1.0B offer for a partnership with South Africa's defence group Denel, which would include a minority stake purchase in a venture with the German firm Rheinmetall.
Japan's Toshiba stated it would leave the US liquefied natural gas business by paying over $800M to the Chinese ENN Ecological Holdings.
Zopa, one of the UK biggest peer-to-peer lenders, announced on Thursday about raising $79M from investors in its largest round of funding so far, right ahead of becoming the fully fledged bank.
On Thursday, Daimler and Volkswagen announced that the companies are willing to cover the costs of the car users, who need diesel hardware retrofits.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has increased her attempts to create support in Europe for her version of a Brexit deal.
McMillan Shakespeare, Australia's administrative services provider, is set to acquire Eclipx Group in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $661.9M, both companies announced on Thursday.
SoftBank is planning to make an investment in China's bike-sharing firm Hellobike, betting on the market that struggled with severe regulations and oversupply, sources reported on Thursday.
Tesla has appointed its board member Robyn Denholm as its new chair to replace Elon Musk, a month after the former electric vehicle maker's chairman had to resign amid US regulator settlement.
The European competition regulator has granted its approval for a plan of the German luxury automakers, BMW and Daimler, to combine their ride-hailing businesses.
The newly established on-demand online services arm of China's Alibaba Group has been valued at as much as $30B after attracting $4.0B in fresh funds.
Ford Motor announced on Thursday it would acquire the two-year-old San Francisco-based e-scooter company Spin in a deal valued at about $200M.
On Thursday, Thailand's Kasikornbank stated it had made a $50M worth investment in Singapore's Grab, signing a partnership deal that would help release their GrabPay electronic wallet next year.
Australia's bank regulator announced its intention to raise the amount of extra cash, which banks carry to withstand any financial shock in the future, the third request in three years.
Starting salaries for employees at the UK companies were rising at one of the strongest pace in recent years due to robust demand from employers and staff shortages, recruiters stated.
Roku announced expectations for a surprise holiday-quarter loss and missed Q3 revenue estimates for the video streaming platform, causing 13% fall in shares in after-market trading.
Japanese core machinery orders slumped by the most in September after a severe typhoons and earthquake disrupted business activity, with economists' additional worries about a decrease in overseas orders.
Alphabet's Google was nearing a deal to lease or buy an office in New York, which could provide extra space for 12K new workers, The Wall Street Journal reported.
China reported better-than-expected exports in October, as shippers brought goods to the US, the largest trading partner, seeking to beat increased tariff rates amid kick in at the beggining of 2019.
The UK house prices declined on the broadest basis since 2012, though the steepest falls remain focused southeast England and London, a monthly survey by the RICS revealed.
Business confidence of Japanese manufacturers worsened in November and was anticipated to deteriorate further, the Reuters poll revealed, reflecting apprehension on the risks of a trade war between the US and China.
Zimbabwe and Guinea plan to deepen economic cooperation and improve bilateral relations, the Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says during a visit to Guinea.
Brunei had a $206.7M trade balance in August 2018, a significant increase from $76.4M in August 2017, the Department of Economic Planning and Development at the Ministry of Finance and Economy reports.
Western countries should impose new sanctions against Russia over the forthcoming elections in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says.