The privately held Peel Ports has launched its workforce expansion mostly in Liverpool and is planning new acquisition deals this year on the back of the the growing trade uncertainty caused by Brexit.
The Swedish carmaker Volvo is set to install sensors and cameras in its vehicles by 2020s that will help prevent accidents caused by drunk driving by detecting the signs of a driver being drunk, as the company seeks to keep focusing on safety.
On Wednesday, global equity markets are likely to end the longest rally of 2019, as investors took profits before the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.
The New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters would travel to Turkey on Wednesday to seek for an answer from Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan about the mosque shooting remarks.
The US crude oil prices surged to four months high on Wednesday, as data showed the impact of the OPEC production cuts.
The European Union Antitrust Commission fined Alphabet's Google $1.7 billion on Wednesday for search ad blocks. The third largest EU antitrust penalty in two years.
Sweden's automaker Volvo plans to install sensors and cameras in its vehicles from the beginning of the 2020s to monitor drivers for hints of being drunk.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Exxon Mobil's discussions to tap Algeria's natural gas have stalled due to unrest.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Wednesday requested a three-month extension to the Brexit. The request faced immediate opposition from the EU and beat down the GBP/USD by 100 base points.
On Wednesday, it was announced by the Walt Disney Company that it has finished its $71 billion worth acquisition of the Twenty-First Century Fox assets. This event gives Disney the needed assets to compete with Netflix.
Poste Italiane is seeking to over double the amount of delivered parcels to 100M by 2022, compared with 45M units sent last year, the Mail and Parcel division's head announced on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Suzuki Motor and Toyota Motor stated they were planning to enhance their relations to manufacture electric vehicles and provide completions for each other to boost competitiveness in the industry.
On Wednesday, Apple Inc launched the upgraded version of the company's wireless headphones "AirPods", right ahead of the event planned for March 25, where it is likely to reveal video and TV service.
The EU antitrust regulators fined Google €1.49B on Wednesday for banning the company's rival online advertisers, the third penalty the tech giant has got this year.
PetroReconcavo, the Brazil independent oil firm, launched talks with the state-run Petroleo Brasileiro to acquire a 34 oilfield cluster in the country's northeast, oil industry sources reported on Wednesday.
Inmarsat Plc stated it had received a takeover bid from the private equity-led consortium that could value the UK satellite firm at around $3.3B, taking it private.
Invesdor, the Finnish crowdfunding company, agreed to acquire Austria's peer Finnest, seeking the acquisition would trigger further consolidation in the EU crowdfunding market.
Malaysia stated it had received interest from foreign and local companies to acquire the struggling national airline Malaysia Airlines Bhd, Mahathir Mohamad, the country's Prime Minister stated on Wednesday.
Major League Soccer has tied up with Roar Digital, a joint venture clinched between GVC Holdings and MGM Resorts International, gaining a unique sports betting partner, it announced on late on Tuesday.
The US supermarket chain Kroger announced it was planning a sale of its Turkey Hill unit to an affiliate owned by the private equity group Peak Rock Capital, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Tencent Holdings, China's tech firm, is exploring a bid for a 10% Temasek Holdings' stake worth $3.0B in the health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson, according to a Bloomberg report published on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Aeris Resources, small Australia's copper producer, stated it had made a $575 bid to acquire the global miner and trader Glencore's copper mine CSA in the New South Wales state.
The US buyout group Bain Capital is expected to postpone the Toshiba Memory initial public offering until November that seems to be one of the largest listings in Japan this year.
The online cosmetics brand Glossier gained value of more than $1.0B in its latest round of funding led by Sequoia Capital, becoming another billion-dollar makeup company that is powered by its founder's popularity in social media.