The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated on Thursday that Vietnam has fully met international aviation safety standards and added that from now on its air companies are allowed to fly to the US.
The China's government will exempt 14 Brazilian companies, such as JBS and BRF, from tariffs on imports of chicken.
The Mexican manufacturing industry is expected to export less this year due to uncertainty over delayed ratification of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, global trade tensions and the effects of domestic labour strikes.
China's factory-gate inflation weakened for a seventh month in succession in January to the weakest pace since late 2016, raising concerns that the economy may see the deflation return amid cooling domestic demand.
The White House Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders stated on Thursday that the country's President Donald Trump was ready to sing a border bill in order to avoid new government shutdown.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae stated on Thursday that they would pay $4.7B in dividends to the US government by March.
The White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow stated on Thursday that the government's two senior negotiators would met China's leader Xi Jinping tomorrow in another attempt to settle the dispute between two countries.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the European Union would give Ireland time and a certain freedom of action for conclusion of border agreement with Northern Ireland in case the UK leaves the block without a deal.
The CEO of Brazilian top miner Vale Fabio Schvartsman stated on Wednesday that safety measures adopted by the company were not enough to prevent collapse of the dam.
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr's candidacy to the post of Attorney General.
Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese e-commerce giant, announced it had taken an 8% stake in the local video platform Bilibili, according to a report published by the Xinhua news agency on Thursday.
One of the Vivendi controlling shareholders and board members, the billionaire Vincent Bollore, is set to leave the company's board on April 15 on the back of his withdrawal from businesses.
Nestle's CEO Mark Schneider stated on Thursday that the sale process regarding the Nestle Skin Health division faced a strong interest from suitors, who were lining up to acquire the unit.
On Thursday, the activist investor Elliott has proposed a "superior" plan to the Portuguese utility EDP's shareholders than a bid made by China Three Gorges, including boosting €6.7B from asset sales.
Germany's Sivantos and the Danish hearing aid developer Widex are expecting to complete its $8.3B worth merger deal next month, following an approval from the EU regulators.
On Thursday, China's consumer finance giant Ant Financial stated it had agreed to acquire the British currency exchange WorldFirst, in a deal that could be potentially valued at $700M, but the companies did not disclose the deal's financial terms.
On Thursday, the Chief Executive Officers of Mitsubishi, Renault and Nissan for the first time met together and reconfirmed the importance of their triumvirate.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Deutsche Bank's largest investors intensified pressure on the company's CEO Christian Sewing to make necessary changes in the investment part of business.
The Renault CEO Thierry Bollore stated on Thursday that the company would aim to achieve only a 6% profit growth rate this amid market uncertainties and complexities with currencies.
The Sberbank CEO German Graf stated on Thursday that possible introduction of new American sanctions would mean the additional risk of Russia's economy and noted that the country's banks must be prepared for adverse situations.
European stocks reached a three-month high on Thursday. The surge was attributed to the ongoing US-China trade talks.
Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, said he is looking forward to the trade negotiations in China on Thursday, as talks moved to a higher level.
On Thursday, Apple Inc said that it would resume the shipment of iPhones with only Qualcomm chips to its stores in Germany.
Airbus Inc said on Thursday that it would stop production of the iconic superjumbo A380 jet due to lacklustre sales.