International Space Station has launched an intelligent emotion-sensing robot CIMON 2 on Thursday, designed to assist astronauts in orbit and equipped with cameras, microphones and a software that enables emotion recognition.
Uber launched its ride-hailing services in Ivory Coast's capital of Abidjan on the back of the company's expansion into the African markets, which have limited mass transport and low levels of vehicle ownership.
Alphabet's Waymo, the ride-hailing company, upgraded its app to iPhone devices in Phoenix, Arizona, expanding its service to more users in the United States.
On Thursday, Apple Inc announced it had acquired the first-ever carbon-free aluminium from the Alcoa-Rio Tinto joint venture, Elysis, not disclosing the price of the deal.
The Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak on Thursday announced that OPEC+ has recommended to decrease global oil output by 500,000 barrels per day.
On Thursday, General Motors and LG Chem announced that the both companies would create a $2.3 billion electric battery joint venture.
During Thursday's European and US trading sessions, crude oil prices surged, as OPEC+ countries agreed upon decreasing next quarter's production of crude.
BP is raising its stake in Lightsource BP, the solar energy developer, from 43% to 50%, seeking rapid growth during the following few years, both companies stated on Thursday.
Canada's billionaire Lawrence Stroll is seeking to make a bid for the Aston Martin's majority stake, sending the battered shares of the luxury sports automaker up 17%, according to Autocar magazine.
On Thursday, United Airlines Holdings appointed Scott Kirby as its new CEO to replace Oscar Munoz, who is set to take the role of the airline's executive chairman next year.
Oman Oil Co is planning a 20%-25% share sale in an IPO by the 2020-end, a move that will make it the second national oil firm in the Gulf, the state-owned company's Minister Mohammed al-Rumhi announced.
Italian business of ING Groep NV, the Dutch bank, has reached a deal with Italy's prosecutors to settle the money-laundering probe by paying $33.0M, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Tiffany & Co disappointed Wall Street by missing its quarterly sales estimates on Thursday, as weak demand from Hong Kong business disruptions and foreign tourists hit the luxury jeweller's results.
Petrobras' CFO Andrea Marques de Almeida stated on Thursday that the Brazilian state-owned oil group's plan on divesting between $20.0B-$30.0B within the following five years was not ambitious enough, having a necessity to divest from extra assets.
On Thursday, OPEC and its allies announced that it would agree upon increasing oil production cuts. The alliance intends to increase crude oil prices.
Kering, the owner of Gucci and Balenciaga, conducted exploratory talks over a deal to acquire the Italian apparel company Moncler that has a market valuation of $10.80B, according to a Bloomberg report.
The world's largest furniture group IKEA acquired a minority stake in the US logistics startup Optoro, seeking to improve the Scandinavian company's returns management.
On Thursday, the South Korean group LG Chem and General Motors will announce their 50/50 joint venture to produce electric vehicle batteries with the facility expected to be located in Ohio.
According to data released on Thursday, the Australian retail sales stagnated in October, as resource exports declined at the start of the Q4.
Gong Yu, the founder and CEO of the Chinese video-streaming platform iQiyi, said that the company is laying the groundwork for price hikes of 10% to 20% in the Q2 of 2020 in China.
Robert Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, said on Wednesday that the US President Donald Trump would sign the US-Japan trade deal proclamation next week.
Ignazio Visco, the Governor of Italy's Central Bank, said on Wednesday that the European Stability Mechanism reform was a step in the right direction.
Japan's Astellas Pharma will acquire the US drugmaker Audentes Therapeutics in a deal worth $3.0B, seeking to boost its growth in the genetic medicines area.
OPEC is set to deepen oil trims, together with its allies, seeking to run the deal no later than June 2020 to deliver a positive result to the market ahead of the planned Saudi Aramco's IPO.