On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israe lwas ready to deploy its army if Iran was to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait which leads to the Red Sea.
On Thursday, the Economy Minister of Mexico Ildefonso Guajardo claimed that talks with the US regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will cover all current disagreements between Mexico and the US on trade.
On Thursday, Russian state-owned news agency Interfax reported that US senator Rand Paul is planning to meet Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov on August 6 during the US delegation's trip to Moscow.
On Thursday, Apple Inc became the first publicly listed US company with a market valuation of $1 trillion after it has reported its quarterly profit results which has lead to the stock jump by 2.8%.
Shares of the wireless speaker Pioneer Sonos Inc surged 23% to $18.50 in the market debut this Thursday, bringing its market value to $1.82B.
Brookstone, the gift and gadget chain, filed for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday in its second time during the last five years.
The worldwide leading insurer Prudential agreed the exclusive digital partnership with the British healthcare and technology company Babylon to grant a digital tool access to its Asian customers to manage their health better.
Qualcomm is expecting to raise over $1.0B in sales this year from its semiconductors chips for connected speakers, smart watches and other electronic devices outside its main business of mobile phone chips.
On Thursday, the German firm Infineon Technologies stated it had inked a memorandum of understanding with Alibaba's cloud computing unit to promote the Internet of Things uses.
TransCanada reported on Thursday its profit plunged 11% to C$785M in the second quarter, compared to C$881M a year earlier.
On Thursday, L3 technologies, the defence equipment maker, stated it was set to combine its sensor systems and aerospace businesses to focus on surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence products.
TransCanada stated on Thursday it was planning a sale of its controlling stake in Quebec's Cartier wind power facilities for around $484M.
CVC, the private equity group, has abandoned negotiations with Ingenico over a possible buy-out of a French payments firm due to a deal frenzy in the sector.
Cisco Systems is in advanced negotiations to buy the cyber security firm Duo Security, amid company's intention to expand its cloud computing offerings, sources close to the matter reported.
China's HNA Group is considering a sale of its minority stake in the aircraft leasing unit Avolon Holdings, seeking to get a full price for selling the shares.
On Thursday, Uganda's pharmaceuticals maker Cipla Quality Chemical Industries it sought a listing on the Uganda Stock Exchange and the initial public offering of its equity's part.
According to the Sky News report published on Thursday, the billionaire Philip Day is exploring a potential takeover deal of House of Fraser, the British retailer, seeking to save the firm from collapse.
Due to an increase of energy prices in the Euro zone the producer price index rose more than anticipated by various analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Namely, there was an increase of 0.4% instead of the expected 0.3%
Commonwealth and British observers publicly condemned the use of force applied by the army after the Zimbabwean Presidential election.
The low-cost copper producer Kaz Minerals has agreed to acquire Russia's Baimskaya copper project located in the Chukotka region in a $900M cash and shares deal.
The miner Impala Platinum is likely to sell its South Africa's shafts that are set for closure, after the firm announced 13K job cuts within the following two years.
On Thursday, the UK estate agent Countrywide announced it was planning to raise $183M from from its share discounted placement, amid the firm's intention to halve the debt after a sharp fall in core earnings.
Dentsu, the Japanese advertising agency, stated on Thursday it had agreed to sell its 16.6% stake in the price comparison website kakaku.com to KDDI Corp in a $734.57M deal.
The US wireless speaker company Sonos has priced its IPO ON Wednesday below the targeted range amid muted investor reception.