Ford Motor announced on Thursday it would acquire the two-year-old San Francisco-based e-scooter company Spin in a deal valued at about $200M.
On Thursday, Thailand's Kasikornbank stated it had made a $50M worth investment in Singapore's Grab, signing a partnership deal that would help release their GrabPay electronic wallet next year.
Australia's bank regulator announced its intention to raise the amount of extra cash, which banks carry to withstand any financial shock in the future, the third request in three years.
Starting salaries for employees at the UK companies were rising at one of the strongest pace in recent years due to robust demand from employers and staff shortages, recruiters stated.
Roku announced expectations for a surprise holiday-quarter loss and missed Q3 revenue estimates for the video streaming platform, causing 13% fall in shares in after-market trading.
Japanese core machinery orders slumped by the most in September after a severe typhoons and earthquake disrupted business activity, with economists' additional worries about a decrease in overseas orders.
Alphabet's Google was nearing a deal to lease or buy an office in New York, which could provide extra space for 12K new workers, The Wall Street Journal reported.
China reported better-than-expected exports in October, as shippers brought goods to the US, the largest trading partner, seeking to beat increased tariff rates amid kick in at the beggining of 2019.
The UK house prices declined on the broadest basis since 2012, though the steepest falls remain focused southeast England and London, a monthly survey by the RICS revealed.
Business confidence of Japanese manufacturers worsened in November and was anticipated to deteriorate further, the Reuters poll revealed, reflecting apprehension on the risks of a trade war between the US and China.
Zimbabwe and Guinea plan to deepen economic cooperation and improve bilateral relations, the Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says during a visit to Guinea.
Brunei had a $206.7M trade balance in August 2018, a significant increase from $76.4M in August 2017, the Department of Economic Planning and Development at the Ministry of Finance and Economy reports.
Western countries should impose new sanctions against Russia over the forthcoming elections in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says.
The EU member states should have closer cooperation and invest more to defend themselves against possible import tariffs, the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says.
Israel plans to invest $32.7M in the development of advanced technologies, the Israel Innovation Authority together with the Israeli Ministry of Economy say.
The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev discussed deeper economic ties at the China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting in Beijing.
Taiwan's exports in October increased by 7.3% to $29.57B compared to the same period the previous year, island's finance authority reports.
The US Home Purchase Sentiment Index declined 2 points to 85.7 the previous month, the Federal National Mortgage Association reports.
The privately-owned LLOG Exploration Company and the buyout group Blackstone are looking at selling their oil exploration venture Gulf of Mexico in a potential deal valued at $2.0B.
The Belarus largest food retailer, Eurotorg Holdings, made a decision to delay its initial public offering planned in London due to the current unfavourable market conditions.
Andrea Illy, the chairman of the Italian premium coffee producer Illycaffe, stated the company was not exploring a sale of its minority stake to its financial investors.
On Wednesday, Newell Brands stated it was planning a sale of Jostens unit to Sycamore and Pure Fishing business to Platinum Equity for combined $2.5B, seeking to boost its focus towards more profitable products.
Alabama's coal miner Drummond had to cancel its potential sale of the Colombian operations, for which the producer had chosen Goldman Sachs as an adviser.
BMW CFO Nicolas Peter stated on Wednesday the carmaker would make a decision in the upcoming weeks whether to manufacture more vehicles in China, after tariffs between China and the United States hit its 2018 earnings.