The US Vice President Mike Pence urged Latin American countries to increase pressure on Venezuela during a meeting with the Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Thursday.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to loosen rules for the approval of low-risk exchange-traded funds to enhance innovation and competition.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between both agencies.
The Chinese government published on Thursday a list of restrictions related to foreign ownership that would be removed starting from July 28.
The Bank of England's Chief Economist Andy Haldane expects gradual increases in interest rate in line with the Bank's forecasts even despite him voting for a rise last week.
Shares of Starbucks Corp fell 2% on Thursday following the announcement that the company's Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw would retire in November 2018.
The former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen explained on Thursday that the US tax cuts were likely to provide only limited productivity boost to the country's economy.
Amazon Inc announced on Thursday that it planned to acquire the online pharmacy company PillPack in a bid to enter the US healthcare sector.
Labour representatives at Germany's department store chain Galeria Kaufhof are planning to delay the restructuring talks on the back of reports over a potential joint venture with the Austrian firm Signa.
On Thursday, the US utility Sempra Energy stated it is planning a sale of some of its renewable energy assets and gas storage in the United States, seeking to raise between $1.47B and $1.55B within the second quarter.
On Thursday, the Ilirika brokerage reported that China's Hisense Electric has raised its stake in Slovenia's Gorenje, the household appliances producer, to 95.4%.
Italy's Generali is launching exclusive negotiations over a potential sale of the company's German life insurance portfolio worth $48B to the private equity firm Viridium.
According to the Financial Times, Apollo Global Management's life insurance division Athene Holding is at an early stage of talks to acquire General Electric's care insurance business.
The Polish Bank Pekao is expected to propose a merger with its rival Alior Bank, but saying it is planning to postpone a recommendation on their collaboration until June.
On Wednesday, Samsung and Apple have settled their seven-year long patent dispute on the allegations from Apple that Samsung had violated its patents by copying iPhone's design.
Strada, Germany's generic drug producer, is acquiring the rights to Nizoral anti-dandruff shampoo from its owner Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceutica, its interim CEO stated on Thursday.
Global financial media on Thursday continued to blame trade wars for the appreciation of the US Dollar. Meanwhile, almost none noted the recent increase of US central banks interest rate that should be causing an increase of the demand for the US Dollar.
The dispute that was created between the US and Chinese authorities due to how American airlines refer to Taiwan is not likely going to get solved, as the Chinese counterpart has rejected US request for talks.
BrightView Holdings, the commercial landscaper, stated on Wednesday its initial public offering had been priced at $22 a share, less than the company was planning.
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving division, is seeking to extend the number of its vehicles needed for expansion of the company's robo-taxi service in Europe, its CEO stated on Thursday.
Walmart announced late on Wednesday it was launching a 3D virtual shopping online to help its customers choose the items from the national brands for their homes.
On Wednesday, ,T-Mobile and its rival mobile phone operator Sprint were defending their proposed $26B merger before the US Senate panel, claiming it would add new jobs and not lift prices.
Philippines' GT Capital Holdings is set to acquire Toyota Motor's shares worth up to $201.6M, the Asian conglomerate stated on Thursday.
The Brazilian company Marfrig Global Foods is nearing to a decision on its US unit Keystone Foods sale, which provides chicken to the popular restaurants chains.