China's Xiaomi has priced its initial public offering in Hong Kong at the lowest level of the planned range, raising $4.72B in four years, sources familiar with the issue reported on Friday.
On Thursday, Grupo Financiero Banorte stated that Mexican regulator had approved its takeover of the Grupo Financiero Interacciones peer, adding the process should be completed by this July-end.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Friday she was satisfied that leaders of the European Union managed to write a "positive" common text on migration.
The Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte welcomed on Friday an agreement on migration reached by members of the European Union after nine hours of negotiations in Brussels.
Luis Marquez and Edward Oduber were named on Friday as two new executives of the US refining arm of Venezuela's PDVSA Citgo Petroleum.
Crude oil prices dropped by 26 cents or 0.4% on Friday, reaching $73.19 a barrel, amid growing concerns about trade confrontation between the US, EU and China.
Nike beat profit in the fourth quarter and revenue estimates, as focus on direct-to-customer sales and new launches helped reverse decreasing sales in North America for the first time in the reported year.
China Tower, the world's biggest mobile mast operator, won approval in Hong Kong for an initial public offering, which could raise nearly $10B, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Japan's Sharp Corp cancelled the intention to issue up to $2B in new shares, citing trade friction between the US and China, which increased volatility in the stock market.
Verizon Communications was shutting down the company's mobile video application go90 less than three years after the service launched, a spokeswoman stated.
According to Reuters, Canada is planning to offer financial aid between C$500M and C$800M to companies in the aluminium and steel industries affected by US tariffs.
Bird, a start-up that provides electric scooter service, has raised $300M in its third funding round, as the firm aims to strengthen its position in the US transportation sector.
Regulators of the US state of Minnesota approved on Thursday the controversial Enbridge pipeline project worth $2.6B.
Twitter Inc launched on Thursday a tool designed to help its users identify political ads and their sources of financing.
The US Vice President Mike Pence urged Latin American countries to increase pressure on Venezuela during a meeting with the Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Thursday.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to loosen rules for the approval of low-risk exchange-traded funds to enhance innovation and competition.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between both agencies.
The Chinese government published on Thursday a list of restrictions related to foreign ownership that would be removed starting from July 28.
The Bank of England's Chief Economist Andy Haldane expects gradual increases in interest rate in line with the Bank's forecasts even despite him voting for a rise last week.
Shares of Starbucks Corp fell 2% on Thursday following the announcement that the company's Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw would retire in November 2018.
The former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen explained on Thursday that the US tax cuts were likely to provide only limited productivity boost to the country's economy.
Amazon Inc announced on Thursday that it planned to acquire the online pharmacy company PillPack in a bid to enter the US healthcare sector.
Labour representatives at Germany's department store chain Galeria Kaufhof are planning to delay the restructuring talks on the back of reports over a potential joint venture with the Austrian firm Signa.
On Thursday, the US utility Sempra Energy stated it is planning a sale of some of its renewable energy assets and gas storage in the United States, seeking to raise between $1.47B and $1.55B within the second quarter.