On Thursday, Thomas Cook set May 7 as a deadline for interest expressions in the airline business, with Lufthansa and Indigo Partners among the potential bidders.
Watches of Switzerland, the private equity-owned group, stated on Thursday it is exploring a London listing of its stock market, as it seeks for acquisition deals in the United States.
On Thursday, the UK aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce stated it is set to meet the full-year profit and cash forecasts, after it managed to fix the issues related to its Trent 1000 fleet.
The UK drugmaker AstraZeneca tied up with the French biopharmaceutical company Transgene by signing a deal on Thursday to develop five viral immunotherapies aimed at killing cancer.
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Meredith Corp is getting ready to explore its portfolio sale of the local US broadcast stations, as the company seeks to streamline business, sources close to the matter said.
Malaysia's manufacturing PMI grew to 49.4 in April, the highest rate since last year's September, suggesting an improvement in the sector's outlook and return to increase in export orders.
The UK construction industry revealed modest increase in house-building, with 37K homes registered for warranities and insurance from the NHBC, up 3% compared with the prior year.
Starbucks recalled about 263K of the company's coffee presses, which were made in cooperation with Bodum, after the coffee chain got reports of breaking and causing deep cuts, the US CPSC stated.
South Korea's consumer prices grew 0.6% in April from a year earlier, remaining below 1% for the fourth month in succession, Statistics Korea reported.
Iraqi Oil Ministry stated that the country exported more than 103M barrels of crude oil in the month of April, getting in revenue more than $7B.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported that overall sales declined in April in both the US and Canada, though sales of its Ram brand kept rising in spite of lingering softness within the industry.
Ireland's consumer sentiment worsened in April, pushed down by an uncertain outlook and related worries over household incomes, the report showed.
South Korea's factory activity returned to growth in April, supported by an increase in hiring, ending five months of contraction, a survey revealed on Thursday.
On Wednesday, US factory activity reached 2-1/2 year low in April, because of a sharp fall in orders and in construction spending in March, pointing the economic growth's moderation.
On Wednesday, Wall Street paused from an Apple Inc rally, as traders and investors await the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement.
On Wednesday, Hulu achieved rapid growth, as the company announced that it has reached 26.8M paid subscribers.
On Wednesday, British drug maker's GlaxoSmithKline predicted that sales of shingles vaccine are likely to reach $1.3 billion in 2019.
On Wednesday, Apple Inc shares increased by more than 6%, pushing the company's market valuation towards the $1 trillion mark.
On Wednesday, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May sacked the Defense Minister Gavin Williamson over Huawei leak.
Estee Lauder raised the forecast for profit and sales for this year after beating Wall Street expectations for Q3 results amid booming demand for its products in China.
The US manufacturing activity weakened more than anticipated in April due to a sharp fall in orders and in construction spending in March, suggesting the economic growth's moderation.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is set to move the Bank's London headquarters to the business district of Canary Wharf in the year of 2022, the lender stated.
The US private employers added 275K jobs last month, well above forecasts and the most in nine months, supporting the view of the strong labour market, ADP reported.