Bulgarian officials announced on Saturday that the Bulgarian economy would grow by 3.6% in 2019 instead of previously expected 3.4%.
On Saturday, the company building the Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 Allseas revealed that it has suspended work to avoid sanctions from the US.
Bulgaria raised the country's economic growth forecast to 3.6% this year from a prior estimate of 3.4%, the Finance Minister stated.
Ford published a recall of select Lincoln MKZ, Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan cars for a brake issue, affecting more than 600K old vehicles.
The Latvian financial regulator has imposed a €1.79M fine on SEB Bank for infringements of international sanctions and non-compliance with AML rules.
Lone Star, the private equity company, has concluded a deal to acquire BASF's construction chemicals unit for $3.51B.
On Saturday, the UK government has approved Cobham's acquisition by Advent International for $5B.
The Industry Minister of Italy Stefano Patuanelli stated on Saturday that the governmnet would not put taxpayers' money into Alitalia anymore.
Nord Stream 2 AG stated on Saturday that it would do everything to complete the project despite the new set of countermeasures from the United States.
Britain approved Advent International's $5B purchase of defence firm Cobham after the group made commitments to tackle national security concerns.
Lone Star has entered an agreement to buy construction chemicals unit of BASF for €3.17B on a debt-free and cash basis.
Moscow and Kiev signed the agreement covering the supply of Russia's gas via Ukraine to Europe in the main step towards finalising the deal.
Container shipping firm MSC stated that it was implementing plans to re-route container ships from French ports, if necessary, amid strikes in the country.
PayPal announced that it completed an acquisition of equity interest of 70% in GoPay after approval of the transaction by the PBoC.
Media company ViacomCBS announced that it is set to take a stake of 49% in Miramax, the film studio owned by BeIN Media Group, in a $375M deal.
France's watchdog fined Google €150M for abusing power on the treatment of advertisers, adding that it applied opaque rules.
Unions at Fiat Chrysler stated that management provided assurances and a plan of €5B investment in Italy, following the group's merger with PSA.
Nike's quarterly profit and revenue surpassed Wall Street expectations on strong Chinese sales, though growth in North America was lower than expected.
China's e-cigarette industry laid off nearly 50K people since October, almost 10%, as tighter regulation in China and the US smother the sector.
HERE Technologies announced that it sold a stake of 30% to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone and Mitsubishi, diluting carmakers' stake to 54%.
BlackBerry surpassed quarterly revenue estimate on higher security software and licensing sales, sending shares 5.8% up in premarket trading.
Johnson & Johnson stated that it is set to acquire Verb Surgical, buying the remaining stake from Verily, in a bid to bolster digital surgery portfolio.
On Friday, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it is cutting its quarterly oils product sales forecast, as there is decreasing demand for gas and oil.
During the third quarter of this year, UK economy has grown more than previously thought. The economy had grown by 0.4% instead of the 0.3% estimate.