Goldman Sachs is seeking a majority control of the China joint venture ahead of the Asian country's plan to allow international companies full control, the bank stated on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, representatives of South Korea and Japan announced the need to repair ties that were hurt by trade and wartime compensation disputes.
On Friday, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will make an interest rate announcement. The bank is expected to keep rates unchanged.
On Wednesday, crude oil price benchmarks fluctuated above $60 per barrel. The surge was attributed to a decline in US oil inventories.
During Wednesday's European trading session, European stock indices surged. The move was attributed to upcoming monetary and fiscal stimulus programs.
On Wednesday, it was announced by Reuters that Alibaba is postponing its intended $15 billion stock listing in Hong Kong.
On Wednesday, European stocks rebounded from yesterday's trading session sharp falls after Renault SA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to continue merger talks.
Citigroup and BNP Paribas declined to comment about their possible involvement in the US criminal lawsuit against the Chinese Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer.
On Wednesday, Olaf Scholz, the German Finance Minister stated he saw no sign of Italian political upheaval triggering the Euro zone crisis.
The US President Donald Trump has cancelled his visit to Denmark planned for the beginning of September after the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed the idea of buying Greenland.
Brent Crude, the international benchmark price for purchases of oil, was up $60 a barrel by 0136 GMT on Wednesday, as data showed a bigger-than-expected decline in the US crude inventories.
On Wednesday, Bolt, which until early this year was called Taxify, a popular ride-hailing service in Africa and Eastern Europe has launched a food delivery business in Estonia.
After a scorching attack on the coalition partner and the Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has tendered his resignation.
The European Union rebuffed a demand on Tuesday from the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to change the Brexit divorce agreement.
On Tuesday, Intel Corp has launched its first processor with the artificial intelligence chip Springhill aimed at large computing centres that will allow to cope with high workloads, but using minimal energy amounts.
On Tuesday, Facebook announced it was adjusting the policies to make "Off-Facebook Activity" available for its users, allowing people to see and control personal data shared within social network by other apps and websites to enhance targeted advertising.
Switzerland's privacy regulator has required Facebook to provide more details on the Libra cryptocurrency by the current month's end, the agency's spokeswoman stated on Tuesday, after the tech giant's plans to launch Libra in 2020 raised concerns by central bankers, regulators and politicians.
Qualcomm has signed a five-year patent licensing deal to develop, produce and sell from 3G to 5G smartphones in cooperation with LG Electronics, the semiconductor and telecommunications equipment giant announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Cemex, the Mexican cement maker, announced it had launched a programme to buy back up to $500M in shares, after receiving approval from the company's shareholders earlier that year.
Cigna, the US health insurer, is considering a sale of the group benefits insurance unit, which could be potentially valued at $6.0B, sources with a knowledge of a matter reported on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the European Union has rebuffed the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to reopen the Brexit deal, as the UK failed to provide a realistic alternative to the agreed insurance policy regarding the Irish border.
On Tuesday, Kohl's Corp, the department store operator, posted better-than-expected, sending its shares up almost 6% in premarket trade.
On Tuesday, Elanco Animal Health has agreed to acquire Bayer's veterinary drugs unit in a cash-and-stock deal worth $7.6B, establishing the second biggest animal health business.
The FTC Chairman Joseph Simons stated that Facebook's plan to merge Instagram and WhatsApp could hamper any attempts to split the social media titan, according to the Financial Times.