On Saturday, Saudi Press Agency reported that country's military has requested the US to stop refueling of Saudi-led coalition aircraft, ending the participation of the US in the military conflict in Yemen.
On Friday, the President-elect of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro claimed that tackling the budget deficit of the country is a top priority for him but the final decision on the budget is up to the current President Michel Temer.
On Friday, The US Securities and Exchange Commission said that American International Group Inc needs to improve the disclosures about the usage of reinsurance to soften loses in casualty and property units.
On Friday, Business Insider reported that Canadian BlackBerry Ltd is in talks to acquire California-based cybersecurity firm Cylance Inc, which recently was considering filing for IPO, for $1.5B.
On Friday, the US Treasury Department reported that it would extend the deadline for Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska to reduce his stakes in Rusal, EN+ and Gaz PAO companies before putting these companies on the sanctions list.
The Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane noted on Friday that the country has a number of problems more signifficant than Brexit and the government must shift its focus to them.
On Friday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China to terminate militarization of the South China Sea but at the same time noted that America has no intention to start a new Cold War against its easten rival.
On Thursday evening, the US Court in Montana ruled to suspend construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline projected to deliver Canadian crude oil to the US.
The US President Donald Trump signed on Friday an order allowing depriving from the right for asylum for 90 days those migrants who have crossed the US-Mexico border illegally.
On Friday, Chief Executive of European Uber rival Taxify Markus Villig claimed that his company is expecting to achieve 10-fold growth in Africa in the next two years.
On Friday, the Chief Executive Officer of financial messaging service SWIFT Gottfried Leibbrandt claimed that on the next week some Iranian banks will be disconnected from the system.
The antitrust regulators of the EU are ready to approve a $62B acquisition deal between the Japanese pharma giant Takeda Pharmaceutical's and biopharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc.
Vision Fund, the investment fund of Japanese SoftBank, backed by Saudi Arabia, has attracted $4B of funds to help to finance upcoming acquisitions.
On Friday, British Minister of Transport Jo Johnson claimed that he is quitting the UK government because of the proposed Brexit deal and urged the government to organise the second Brexit referendum.
On Friday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that China's State Administration of Taxation is working in partnership with other federal agencies to cut taxes to support country's private sector.
The Japanese group Mitsui entered talks over a takeover of the suburban Brazilian railway firm SuperVia, after its key creditor, BNDES development bank, had blocked other bids for the company.
On Friday, American express has received China's approval to clear its card payments, becoming the first US card network to have direct access to the potentially largest bank card market within two years.
The government-led commissioners are expected to complete the examination of proposals made for Alitalia's sale as soon as next week, sources familiar with the matter reported.
France's Edenred, the card and meal vouchers provider, is acquiring the US company Corporate Spending Innovations in a deal valued at around $600M that is expected to boost Edenred's earnings.
Australia's Woolworths Group is eager to sell the petrol business unit to the UK petrol firm EG Group in a deal valued at $1.25B.
Harvest Enterprises, the US cannabis retailer, is planning to attract $230M in a deal, which would value the pot firm at around $1.5B, at its initial public offering in Toronto scheduled for the next week.
On Friday, the optical and laser products maker II-VI is set to acquire Apple's supplier Finisar in a deal worth around $3.2B, as it seeks growth in consumer electronics, as well as in the self-driving car sector.
On Friday, the German antitrust regulator has granted its approval for the planned merger deal between two department chains, Karstadt and Kaufhof, owned by Austria's Signa Holding and Canada's Hudson's Bay.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Hungary announced that his country will be very cautious about adopting the common European currency. The comments clearly signal that Hungary will not be adopting the Euro in the foreseeable future.