Chinas' coal imports plunged as much as 1.4% to 27.1M tonnes in June, as the local miners bolstered production to ensure adequate provision ahead of summer, according to official data seen on Friday.
On Friday, Euro Zone Industrial Production data beat market consensus numbers, indicating that there might be no economic slowdown occurring in the EU.
Anadarko Petroleum's shareholders are planning a vote on August 8 on thugs and oil producer's planned $38B sale to the oil and gas exploration and production company Occidental Petroleum, the largest deal in the industry this year.
Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US are expected to prolong their 29 July deadline to finalise the $26B merger deal, sources reported, not saying further information on the new date.
Colgate-Palmolive announced it would acquire the French skin care business Filorga in a deal valued at $1.69B on the back of the consumer goods firm's intention to boost the personal care business.
Crude oil prices increased by 31 cents or 0.5% on Friday morning, reaching $60.51 a barrel, as companies located in the Gulf of Mexico cut their output in light of the upcoming Tropical Storm Barry.
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor stated that they were expanding the companies' global alliance announced in January with agreements expected to include collaboration over electric and autonomous cars.
China will not discriminate foreign companies and will protect their interests and rights, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce says.
Austrian Airlines transported over 6.7M travellers in the first six months of 2019, a 5.9% increase compared to the same period the prior year, the company reports.
The British financial system is prepared for and resilient to a wide range of risks, including a disorderly Brexit, the Bank of England says.
The unemployment rate in Greece declined below 18% in April, a record low since June 2011, the national Hellenic Statistical Authority reports.
On Thursday, the French Senate approved taxes on big technology firms, as the US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into the tax plan.
On Thursday, Cargill Inc reported a 41% decline in adjusted operating profit in the fourth quarter, ended May 31, citing the trade tensions between the United States and China and flooding across the US farm.
China's economic growth in the Q2 likely slowed to 6.2%, the weakest pace in almost 27 years due to weakening demand abroad and at home caused by the toughen trade war with Washington.
Japan's Hitachi has launched the formal sale process of its chemical unit worth $5.6B, with the first bids due by August 9, a deal that should attract interest from various global private-equity companies.
The US Department of Justice has launched an inquiry to figure out whether Deutsche Bank had violated the anti-money-laundering or foreign corruption laws in its dealing for Malaysia's 1MDB, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump order to launch an investigation into the French plan to tax technology companies, an inquiry that could cause new tariffs from the part of the United States.
On Thursday, the Bank of England announced that British banks have enough capital and can deal with a no-deal Brexit and the US-China trade war.
Swiss Re, the reinsurance group, has put off its plans for a $4.1B worth initial public offering of ReAssure, the British life insurer, which was set for trading in London starting from Thursday, citing a slowing demand from its institutional investors.
McAfee, the cybersecurity software firm, is considering its return to public markets with a potential initial public offering that could raise at least $1.0B, valuing the company at over $5.0B, according to the Wall Street Journal.
LG Chem, South Korea's electric vehicle battery maker, is considering to build the second US battery plant, seeking to add more capacity and meet the rising global demand for electric cars.
Britain's Reckitt Benckiser is set to pay up to $1.4B to resolve the US federal inquiries into the company related to Suboxone Film's sales and marketing launched by Indivior, its ex-prescription pharmaceuticals business.
The US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into French planned taxes on technology firms, a probe that could result into the United States imposing trade restrictions or new tariffs.
Shares in Japan's Nintendo grew more than 4% over Thursday, following the company's report that it is likely to launch Switch Lite soon, a cheaper version of highly popular Switch games.