Qualcomm's board unanimously had rejected all the 11 candidates to replace its current directors picked by Silver Lake and Broadcom, the chipmaker stated on Friday.
Deutsche Telekom is acquiring Austria's cable provider UPC from the US telecommunications company Liberty Global in a deal worth $2.25B including debt, which is seen to be closed in the 2018 second half.
On Friday, Chinese banking regulator curbed the lenders cooperation with trust companies based on covering up risk and skirting regulations amid China's latest crackdown on shadow banking.
Volkswagen had to suspend bonuses of 14 works council members and cut the salaries, as the public prosecution had launched an inquiry into the alleged earlier overpayment.
The UK will take ‘hard-headed' stance in talks with Russia, the British Prime Minister Theresa May said prior to a meeting between Boris Johnson and Sergey Lavror on Friday.
Belarus has approved a law that legalises transactions in crypto-currencies in an attempt to boost its private sector growth and attract direct foreign investment.
Latest reports on the Catalan election showed on Friday that pro-independence parties are likely to regain power in the region, thus deepening the political crisis in Spain.
The German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel stated that he hoped for improvement in Germany's ties with Turkey, following its decision to release another German citizen from prison.
On Friday, south Sudan stated that the President Salva Kiir was not connected to a businessman that was sanctioned by the US, claiming that blacklisting was based on the false information.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that his country would block any European Union's action to suspend Polish voting rights in the block, as Hungary viewed Poland as the EU vital component.
On Friday, the Seoul Court sentenced the Lotte Chairman Shin Dong-bin to 20 months in jail, suspending his term for two years and leaving him free to run the company, following steep losses in China.
Swiss drugmaker Roche is eager to buy the US cancer drugmaker Ignyta in a deal worth $1.7B, as it seeks to broaden the company's oncology portfolio globally.
South Korea has signaled its support for the UN resolution aimed to toughen sanctions on North Korea ahead of the Winter Olympics in 2018, despite a delay of the joint military drills with the US.
A poll conducted by Reuters showed on Friday that Japan's core Consumer Price Index for November has likely risen 0.8% year-over-year, unchanged from the previous month.
On Friday, the Bitcoin slipped below the $14,000 level, down approximately 30% from its record high of around $20,000 registered at the beginning of the week.
On Friday, the Japanese smartphone screen manufacturer Japan Display released a statement denying the reports that the firm was seeking funds.
Alphabet reported that its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was set to resign next month, finishing his 17-year service on the post.
Cabinet of Japan's PM Shinzo Abe endorsed a record $860B spending budget for 2018/19 financial year, with aggressive monetary policy keeping borrowing costs at lower levels.
Nike forecasted current-quarter revenue growth to be muted, pointing to the company's struggle to return market share in North America from Adidas.
Lloyds Bank's survey showed that confidence among businesses in the UK appreciated to the strongest level since July in December, as companies anticipated 2018 to be busy.
Facebook and Universal Music announced a global deal that would allow users to upload music videos from library of Universal across the social network as well as Oculus and Instagram.
Sources close to the matter reported on Thursday that Boeing held takeover talks with Brazil's plane-maker Embraer SA.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy in Syria stated on Thursday that there was no reason for US troops to remain in Syria.
Eurostat reported that its Consumer Confidence Index came in at 1 in December, marking the highest reading since January 2001.