ArcelorMitta, the world's biggest steelmaker, is set to build the company's first-ever desalination plant in Brazil to handle water needs at the unit in the eastern state of Espírito Santo,.
The US consumer sentiment dropped in early January to the lowest level in two years, as a partial shutdown of the government and financial market volatility raised fears of a deceleration in the country's economic growth.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and BlackRock are considering to temporarily move some of its British fund managers to the United States, in case of no-deal Brexit, Reuters reported on Friday.
On Friday, Schlumberger stated it would abandon its application of a stake purchase in the Russian Eurasia Drilling Company, if no approvals were met soon.
Alstom and Siemens' plan to establish Franco-German rail champion is likely to face a veto from the EU antitrust regulators, as it would hurt competition in the railway industry in Europe.
Amundi, the French asset manager, acquired the remaining 51% stake in the financial technology company Anatec, it announced on Friday.
British regulator announced on Friday its verdict on the supermarket operator Sainsbury's takeover of Walmart's Asda would be postponed until April 30 from early March.
Bombardier is on track to solve the problems with its double-decker passenger trains, after trains' buyer Swiss Federal Railways drawn criticism over their reliability, Bombardier's Swiss country chief assured on Friday.
China offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up the US imports, aiming to reconfigure the relation between the countries, sources familiar with the matter said.
The Central Bank of Turkey stated that it began to transfer $6.30B worth dividends to shareholder, after it moved forward the Bank's annual general meeting by three months.
The full-year average rate of inflation in the Philippines settled at 5.2% in 2018, after the average inflation eased over the fourth quarter, the BSP stated.
The EU was willing to discuss car tariffs, though is unlikely to remove duties over farming in trade negotiations with the US, the EU trade chief stated.
Brazil's sluggish economic expansion is likely to pick up smartly in 2019, as new government implements promised budget-tightening reforms and helps to expand the private sector.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to hold meetings with the top ministers to discuss the way forward over Brexit after the deal with Brussels was rejected by parliament.
On Friday, Tesla said it would trim its workforce by 7% to curb costs amid the electric carmaker's plans to raise production of the Model 3 sedan's lower priced versions, sending shares down 7%.
The world's biggest retailer Walmart is set to stay as the CVS Health Corp network's part for Medicaid pharmacy and commercial customers, after resolving their contract deadlock issue, the companies announced on Friday.
On Friday, the Dutch Supreme Court stated that a takeover deal of Yukos Oil's Dutch parts by Russia's state-oil firm Rosneft, which took place in 2007, was illegal.
Trian Fund Management is not planning to challenge PPG Industries' director board at the shareholder meeting scheduled for 2019, due to new commitments on financial targets and demands.
On Friday, China Molybdenum announced it would acquire a holding firm in a deal worth $1.14B to lift its control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Tenke copper mine.
Tencent Holding, China's gaming giant, is weighing an offer for the South Korean gaming firm Nexon's holding company, seeking to enlist co-investors.
Poland's Idea Bank agreed to acquire its competitor Getin Noble Bank in the all-share deal that would create the seventh largest bank in the country.
The exchange operator Nasdaq has entered talks with the Oslo stock exchange operator's board over a potential takeover deal, according to the Financial Times.
European Union officials have revealed that from Saturday import tariffs will be enforced on Chinese e-bicycles. The tariffs are set because the Chinese government has been subsidizing the bikes and flooding the EU market.
On Friday, global stock indices were set for the best week of gains during the last half a year. The surge was attributed to a report, which revealed that China and the US have made progress in trade talks.