Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Banco Santander and other companies have invested about $38M in total in the New York-based research technology firm Visible Alpha, the group stated on Thursday.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that Trump's infrastructure upgrade plan is in its final stage.
The CEO of BMW Harald Krueger has told German Manager Magazin that the company is aiming to overtake Mercedes in sales numbers by 2020.
Google, Singapore's Tamasek and China's online platform Meituan-Dianping are eager to invest in Indonesia's ride-hailing service Go-Jek as part of the $1.2B fundraising round.
Germany's Conservative Party urged the Social Democrats to approve the further coalition talks on Sunday in order to not to plunge the country into a political crisis.
On Thursday, Syria's government stated that the presence of the US military in the country was an act of aggression against Syria's sovereignty, vowing to free it from "illegitimate" foreign presence.
China's online retailer JD.com is willing to make a $3.11B investment in the northeastern 'rustbelt' regions in the following three years, the Xinhua news outlet reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, Russia rejected the US President Donald Trump's allegation that it had violated the UN sanctions on North Korea, the Interfax news outlet reported.
Uber Technologies is partnering with a taxi firm ComfortDelGro as the companies seek to launch a new Singapore ride-hailing service to outstrip their rival Grab.
The Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen has named his son-in-law as the Deputy National Police head, in his attempt to consolidate his power before the election this year.
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa stated that the elections might take place in four-five months, first time not involving the former President Robert Mugabe.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson stated on Wednesday the US had no plans to build the Syria-Turkey border force, adding that the whole situation had been misportrayed.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced it was barring Haitians who were doing a low-skilled work from receiving the US visas, citing high levels of abuse, fraud and overstaying the terms.
Apple is expected to open the company's new campus in the United States, as a part of a $30B investment plan for the next five years.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that he would be at a one-day visit to the City of London next week, hoping to visit new embassy of the US.
Toshiba is set to sell claims in Westinghouse Electric to Baupost Group in a move which likely contributes to a $3.7B improvement in the company's balance sheet.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry expressed doubts, concerning the credibility and objectivity of the US yearly blacklist of markets for counterfeit goods sale.
Mexico and the EU are expected to finish a new free trade agreement within the next couple of weeks, despite some areas remaining difficult to agree on.
Peugeot is set to use the know-how of engineers from Opel who worked for GM to develop cars to re-enter the US and provide the option of electrification for all models by 2025.
The unemployment rate in Australia jumped unexpectedly to 5.5% last month, whereas analysts expected it to remain unchanged at 5.4%, official figures showed on Thursday.
The ABR reported on Thursday that 34.7K new positions were added to the economy in December, well above expectations of 13.2K.
The Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been freed from prison after spending there more than a year.
Saudi Arabia plans to provide $2B to Yemen's central bank to boost the war-torn country's depreciating currency, Saudi state media say.
North and South Korea decided to form joint ice hockey Olympics team and carry a "unification flag" at the ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games.