Farmers Exchanges and Zurich Insurance are set to acquire MetLife's property and casualty business in the US in a deal worth $3.94 billion.
Airbnb shares more than doubled during their US stock market debut that tool place on Thursday, bringing the company's valuation at over $100B in the largest US IPO of 2020.
Southwest Airlines is planning to add 10 more new destinations during the coronavirus pandemic on the back of its strategy to put its rivals on defence.
European Union's leaders unblocked a €1.8 trillion financial package on Thursday, seeking to boost the economic recovery from the coronavirus-caused recession, the EU chairman Charles Michel stated.
Twitter launched a new app tool on the iOS platform that allows its users to share tweets to Snapchat photo messaging app directly, with the feature availability on Android coming soon.
The number of US jobless claims surged to almost three-month high the previous week, after rising new COVID-19 cases resulted in more business restrictions, the Labor Department reported.
Oil major BP broadened its renewable energy supply agreement with Amazon.com to power Amazon Web Services and the US e-commerce company's operations in Europe.
Gilead Sciences announced that it will buy MYR for about €1.15B in cash, providing an access to the German biotech firm's treatment for a viral hepatitis.
Shares of Airbnb jumped in their stock market debut, valuing the home rental company at $101.6B in the biggest US IPO.
Morgan Stanley is set to shift around €100B in assets to Frankfurt from the UK in 2021, a consequence of Brexit, a source familiar with the matter stated.
On Thursday, Airbnb shares were set to surge in the largest US stock market debut this year, after opening at $149 apiece, compared to its initial IPO price of $68.
On Thursday, Facebook confirmed that some of its users were facing troubles with sending messages on Instagram, Messenger and Workplace, the office collaboration service.
At the start of US trading, the stock price of Tesla continued its sharp decline, as the stock started the day with a -4.98% opening.
According to the Bank of Spain survey, 45.9% of the Spanish firms expected a sharp decline in their Q4 revenues, while 48.5% actually reported a drop in their quarterly results.
On Thursday, France's President Emmanuel Macron stated he had hopes for finalising a compromise over the EU budget in the nearest hours.
On Thursday, S&P Dow Jones Indices removed some of the Chinese firms from he index products after the US order amid Sino-US tensions.
During Thursday's European trading hours, the prices for crude oil surged due to the expectations of a recovery in demand that would be caused by the coronavirus vaccinations.
The German drugmaker BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer reported that the development-related data of the COVID-19 vaccine was "unlawfully accessed" through a cyberattack on the European medicines regulator.
The Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor is planning a new brand for smart and electric vehicles amid automakers' intention to pursue their growth in a new segment in the world's largest car market.
Airbnb sold its shares at $68 for a piece in the initial public offering, topping the targeted price range, as it sought to raise about $3.5 billion.
SoftBank Group shares grew 14% after the investment conglomerate gained $11.2B in the value of the company's stake in DoorDash.
Sony is set to buy AT&T's animation business Crunchyroll for $1.17B, aiming to strengthen its distribution business and entertainment content.
The European Commission was drawing up a target for airlines to use more sustainable fuels, adding that considered 5% draft goal was too low.
Equinor, renewables company Scatec and aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announced plan to jointly build a 480 MW solar farm located in Brazil.