On Thursday, Atos stated it had made an approach bid for its US competitor DXC Technology in a potentially largest-ever acquisition of the French IT consulting group.
On Friday, Bitcoin surged over 5% to its new record-high level of $41,530, correcting losses from the earlier session.
On Friday, Hyundai Motor confirmed it had entered early negotiations with Apple, following rumours the companies were in talks over a battery and electric vehicle tie-up, sending Hyundai's stock up 25%.
On Friday, the People's Bank of China announced that in 2021 it would prioritize monetary stability and keep ample liquidity in the market.
US venture capital raised almost $130B in 2020, reaching a record-high level, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the CB Insight data released on Friday.
Tesla's stock surged to its record high, outpacing Facebook's market value, in huge trading on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Boeing is set to pay over $2.5B in compensation and fines as part of its settlement with the US Justice Department regarding two aircraft crashes that took lives of 346 people and caused the 737 MAX jetliner groundings across the world.
New lockdowns across Europe to fight another surge in coronavirus cases affected fuel sales, weakening the recovery outlook for energy demand in the 2021's first half.
Global index providers FTSE Russell and MSCI Inc stated they would exclude three Chinese telecom firms from their benchmarks in response to the US investment ban.
Hyundai Motor stated that it was in unspecified talks with Apple after a broadcaster said the companies discussed an EV and battery tie-up, sending Hyundai shares up.
China's leading search engine Baidu is set to form a company to make smart EV with production at Geely-owned plants, sources said.
PayPal's venture arm invested in startup Taxbit that helps businesses and consumers to calculate the taxes owed on cryptocurrency holdings.
France's Atos confirmed that it made a $10B bid approach for the US rival DXC in what is expected to be the IT consulting group's largest acquisition.
Quantum Metric, the provider of customer analytics tools for online businesses, announced that it raised $200M in the latest funding round, which valued the company at over $1B.
The UK tax authority slapped a $32.4M fine over private money services company MT Global Ltd for substantial breaches of AML regulations.
Delivery Hero raised nearly €1.2B through issuing new shares to institutional investors to fund growth, the online takeaway food firm stated.
Toyota Motor sold 1.8M cars last year in China, up 11% from the prior year, narrowing the gap with GM and Volkswagen in the world's largest car market.
Fujifilm Holdings announced that it will invest $2B to build a large-scale cell culture production site in the US.
On Thursday, Daimler revealed its new "Hyperscreen" wide display, saying it will cover nearly the entire dashboard in the luxury Mercedes-Benz models.
On Thursday, the world's largest cement maker LafargeHolcim stated it had agreed to a $3.4B deal to acquire Bridgestone's Firestone Building Products, its largest acquisition in over a decade.
Germany's biotech company CureVac has agreed on an alliance with Bayer to get regulatory approval for the experimental COVID-19 vaccine to start distributing doses, both firms announced on Thursday.
On Thursday, Ryanair has cut its annual traffic outlook by about 5M passengers, blaming fresh lockdowns in Ireland and Britain, the airline stated.
On Thursday, Volvo Cars revealed that car sales had risen by 6% in December and the company had experienced the best second half of a year.
On Thursday, the majority of the US House of Representatives rejected a move by the President Donald Trump's allies to declare the Pennsylvania electoral votes for the US Democrat Joe Biden invalidated.