The US Labour Department reported that the country's non-farm payrolls added 201K in August, fulled by hiring at wholesalers, professional and business services and construction sites.
Third Point, the hedge fund of the activist investor Daniel Loeb stated on Friday it was looking at replacing Campbell Soup's entire board, already nominating a slate of new directors.
Assicurazioni Generali, the Italian largest insurer, stated it had been in talks to acquire the majority of France's investment company Sycomore and form a partnership.
Alstom and Siemens stated this Thursday they were expecting the rail merger to go ahead in the first half of 2019, despite the concerns raised by Australian competition watchdog.
On Thursday, Airbus SE stated it was no longer in negotiations over a sale of the Premium Aerotec parts subsidiary that was producing large plane components.
On Thursday, Pinnacle Asset Management, the natural resources and commodities investor, stated its had acquired Sierentz Global Merchants' natural gas trading business, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Playteh has sold its 10% stake in Plus500, the retail online trading platform, in a deal valued at $228M, as it seeks to refinance debt.
The Philippine division of AirAsia stated this Friday that its initial public offering could be postponed to mid-2019, amid high fuel costs.
Volkswagen is facing a trial scheduled for the next week as the carmaker's investors demand for a $10.7B worth compensation for not being informed by the company about the September 2016 diesel pollution row before the the regulators did.
Approximately 380,000 payments were affected by a data breach into the website of British Airways, embarrassing the company.
The new CEO of Ferrari will be Louis Camilleri who in a shareholder meeting announced that he will have the same success as his predecessor.
The Chinese conglomerate HNA has announced plans to dump all of its holdings in the German bank Deutsche Bank.
A Bank of England Survey on Friday revealed that British citizens are expecting the central bank to raise their interest rates in the next 12 months.
Eli Lilly's unit Elanco Animal Health is planning to raise up to $1.45B in an initial public offering, betting on a rising demand for animal health firms among investors.
BTG Plc acquired Novate Medical, the US medical device producer, adding to the British healthcare company's portfolio a vascular device, designed to manage blood clots.
Elliott Management, the US activist hedge fund, has demanded a fresh revamp at Hyundai Motor Group, after it had forced the South Korean company to abandon its reform plan three months ago.
The Foreign Minister of Austria Karin Kneissl called the European Union on Thursday to start dialogue with the United States and Russia on resolution of the Syrian conflict.
The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Kabul on Friday to meet with the new head of NATO troops in Afghanistan General Scott Miller and discuss progress on negotiations with the Taliban.
The Economy Minister of Mexico Ildefonso Guajardo stated on Thursday he wanted to put an end to dispute on tariffs on aluminium and steel with the US before signing a revised NAFTA agreement.
One of the largest Indian software services companies Infosys announced on Friday it created a joint venture Singaporean Temasek in an attempt to expand its activity in Southeast Asia.
Japan's government offices announced their budget requests, which hit a record $930B in total for the 2019 fiscal year beginning in April, a government official stated.
The Bank of Canada's senior official indicated that the Bank may be forced to hike interest rates, if the NAFTA trade pact renegotiation fails, saying protectionist measures are likelto spur inflation.
The Japanese household spending bounced back moderately in July with higher bonus payments pushing up real wages, while a tight job market was encouraging consumers to spend.
Broadcom forecast revenue for the current quarter mostly above estimates due to higher demand for data centres components, while new iPhone launch was expected to bolster wireless business.