Due to concerns over US sanctions on Iran the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation might cease its banking unit's operations with Iran.
According to report published by the Nikkei business daily, Taiwan's Foxconn and Japanese Sharp Corp are close to reach a deal on joint construction of chip factory in China's Guangdong.
According to sources familiar with the matter, SoftBank Group Corp is almost ready to conclude a deal, which presupposes $1.5B investment into South Eastern Asia's Grab.
Shigeaki Okamoto, one of the senior officials from Japan's Finance Ministry, stated on Friday that current monetary policy presupposed low long-term interest rates, which negatively affected earnings of various banks.
The Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor stated on Friday morning it would conduct checks to establish whether BBC channel and corresponding websites operate in line with the state law.
According to the White House, the US President Donald Trump will appoint currency comptroller Joseph Otting as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
The Foreign Ministry of China on Friday categorically denied accusations of economic espionage made by the United States and its allies.
On Friday morning, the value of Tencent Holdings Ltd's stock surged by 4.2%, as Chinese regulatory official said that a number of new games were granted approval for sale.
On Thursday evening, the upper chamber of Mexican Parliament supported the income section of the country's President Andres Obrador's next year draft budget.
The World Bank stated it slightly trimmed the Philippines' GDP growth expectations to 6.4% this year and 6.5% next year, as persistently high inflation erodes consumer spending.
China's company DEIC and Ukraine's company Donbasenergo signed a deal over the joint reconstruction of Sloviansk TPP's power unit in eastern Ukraine.
The Japanese yearly core consumer inflation growth weakened in November, reinforcing expectations that the BoJ is likely to hold off over whittling down its stimulus for a lingering period, as prices were still distant from the target.
The Cabinet of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a record $900B draft budget for the following fiscal year, boosted by spending to offset the anticipated sales tax hike impact.
Ministers from the EU countries agreed to reduce CO2 emissions from buses and trucks 30% by 2030, though with the potential review of the decision in 2022.
Zynga, the FarmVille game maker, stated that it is set to buy an 80% stake of Small Giant Games in a bid to strengthen gaming portfolio.
Japan's carmaker Nissan Motor is likely to lay off about 1K Mexican workers at two factories due to challenging market conditions, the company stated.
General Motors is expected to respond by January 7 to Canada's union proposals to save an auto assembly plant in Ontario open, the head of the union stated.
Johnson & Johnson failed to persuade a trial judge of Missouri to set aside the verdict awarding $4.69B to 22 women blaming their ovarian cancer on asbestos in Baby Powder and other talc products.
Amazon.com is expected to lower some fees, which it charged third-party sellers on the marketplace, the company stated.
Marlboro cigarette producer Altria is set to buy a stake of 35% in Juul Labs for $12.8B in a merge between an old-line tobacco major and a fast-expanding electronic-cigarette rival.
Britain's Ministers were divided on the government's further steps if the Prime Minister's Brexit deal with the EU is not approved by parliament in January.
Oil prices declined more than 4% on Thursday, reaching the lowest in more than a year amid worries over oversupply and the future of energy demand, as the US interest rate hike knocked stock markets.
The US oil major ExxonMobil withdrawn its liquefied natural gas export project in Canada from the environmental assessment, indicating that the project was shelved.
Cigna closed $54B deal to purchase Express Scripts, creating one of the insurance plants and pharmacy benefits providers in the US, aimed to enhance healthcare coordination and diminish costs.