Carl Icahn, the activist investor, has acquired $1.2B HP Inc stake, pushing for the PC maker's merger deal with the printer producer Xerox Corp, according to the Wall Street Journal.
One of the Japanese key internet firms, SoftBank's Yahoo Japan, has confirmed on Thursday it entered merger talks with Line Corp amid company's expansion of its payments and e-commerce services.
Foxconn, a major supplier to Apple, posted a stronger-than-expected 23% increase in quarterly profit and forecast moderate growth in the core business in 2020.
Apollo Global Management stated that it agreed to acquire Tech Data, the US information technology equipment distributor, in a $5.4B valued deal.
The Federal Trade Commission started a preliminary inquiry over Mastercard and Visa for likely prohibiting merchants from other debit networks' usage.
On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell announced that the US economy can expect a sustained expansion.
On Wednesday, Walt Disney Company released its Disney+ streaming service. The event caused a surge of Disney's stock price.
During the Wednesday's US trading, crude oil price benchmarks moved higher. The surge was caused by OPEC announcing that US oil production should grow less than previously expected.
Z Holdings Corp, the Japanese internet company, is planning a merger deal with the messaging app provider Line Corp, seeking to form the e-commerce titan spanning retail, finance and other services, according to the Nikkei business daily.
Alphabet's Google is planning to roll out personal checking accounts already next year in its cooperation deal with Citigroup Inc and Stanford University's small credit union, a report showed on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Jitse Groen, Takeaway.com's Chief Executive, stated he was not eager to increase a $5.5B bid for the British takeaway food delivery operator Just Eat, despite the fact its largest rival Prosus made a higher unsolicited offer for the firm.
US federal regulator has triggered a probe into the Google-Ascension Health's cloud computing deal, which would provide Google with the detailed health patients data, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook and the US President Donald Trump are planning to tour Apple facilities located in Texas next week amid companies showcase that keep job positions in the US.
On Tuesday, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk stated the electric car producer would likely construct the new Gigafactory 4 vehicle factory in the "Berlin area."
On Thursday, China's Alibaba Group is set to launch record-breaking share sale in Hong Kong that is expected to attract up to $13.4B, according to Reuters.
On Wednesday, the Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings announced third quarter profits. The profits had declined by thirteen percent and missed analyst estimates.
ThyssenKrupp received at least three bids for its majority stake in the company's elevator business Elevator Technology that could potentially fetch as much as $18.7B.
On Wednesday, Japan's Toshiba Corp reported its Q2 operating profit hit $405.41M, the highest reading in two years, adding it was eager to buy out its three listed subsidiaries, seeking to move away from management crisis and accounting scandals.
Juul Labs Inc is planning to trim about $1.0B in costs in 2020, as the company's new CEO K.C. Crosthwaite is aiming for a reboot on the back of the regulatory crackdown related to e-cigarettes.
On Tuesday, Jeanine Anez, the Bolivian Senate leader, assumed office as the interim President of Bolivia after the former President Evo Morales and his vice president, Alvaro Garcia, resigned on Sunday.
According to the ZEW survey, economic sentiment among Germany's investors increased to -2.1 from -22.8 in October.
Shares of CBS and sister company Viacom Inc declined by 3% on Tuesday after the company announced its Q3 revenue of $319 million, missing the Wall Street forecasts.
According to the document, posted by the European Parliament's Budget Control Committee, Hungary has agreed to a 10% reduction in the European Union funds.
Mediaset reported a solid rise in its net profit in the nine-month period to September to €101.5M, as decreased costs offset a decline in advertising revenues amid high-profile sports events' shortage.