On Thursday, crude oil prices surged, regaining some of the losses, which were suffered during the last two days. The catalyst for the surge was the release of the US Crude Oil Inventories data on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the British Takeover Panel ruled out that Walt Disney would have to offer no less than £14 per share to acquire the UK pay-television company Sky.
Royal London, the British biggest pensions, mutual life and investment firm, reported its first half operating profit soared 1% to £187M from £185M a year earlier.
On Thursday, CareTech Holdings, Britain's social care service company, agreed to acquire its rival Cambian Group in a deal worth about $472.66M, as it seeks to boost the firm's child care business.
Uganda called on a unit of South Africa's telecoms titan MTN Group to list its shares locally as a condition to renew its operating licence.
France's Lagardere travel retail agreed to acquire the US airport food group Hojeij Branded Foods in a deal valued at $330M, the company stated on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Best Buy announced it would acquire the health service company GreatCall in a $800M cash-deal, as it seeks to expand its services and selling products among the aging US population.
Starboard Value LP, the activist investor, has bought a 5.8% stake in Symantec Corp, seeking to get five seats at the cyber-security firm's board, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The US imposed sanctions on Russia's port service agency and China's firms for aiding to ships of North Korea and selling tobacco and alcohol to Pyongyang in a breach of the US sanctions.
Cisco Systems topped Wall Street forecasts for quarterly profit and revenue and forecast Q1 sales above targets, as the company's transition to a software-focused firm gained traction.
China's major solar equipment producer GCL was planning to enter the electric vehicle sector, in a bid to make use of the company's expertise in energy to get a competitive advantage in the crowded industry.
China stated that a delegation is set to attend the new round of trade negotiations with the US counterparts in Washington in lat August, in the latest attempt to defuse a conflict.
The Chinese state planner stated on Thursday that it approved 17 projects related to fixed-asset investments in the month of July, with a total worth of $11.24B.
China's PC maker Lenovo swung to a profit of $77M and beat forecasts in the Q1, helped by a solid increase in revenue, compared with a $72.3M loss in the same period year ago.
Shares of China's tech giant Tencent Holdings dropped, as it reported the first quarterly profit decrease in almost 13 years, adding that it was unsure about getting China's approval for the company's most popular game.
The Japanese export growth weakened more than anticipated in Jul,y as shipments to the US fell for a second month in succession, with a sharp decrease in the automotive sector.
Berkshire Hathaway confirmed on Tuesday it had expanded its large bet on Apple to nearly 252M shares worth about $47B, up 5% from 239.6M shares three months earlier.
On Wednesday, Mario Abdo Benitez, the Paraguay former senator, took the office as the country's new President, promising to fight corruption and cut poverty, after winning April's national elections.
Berkshire Hathaway bolstered its investments in Israeli Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Goldman Sachs Group in the second quarter, the company announced on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Diamondback Energy's shares dropped 10%, after it had announced an all-stock takeover deal worth $9.2B for its shale rival Energen.
Infosys, India's information technology firm, is set to build a software development centre in the country's West Bengal eastern state, investing about $14.28M.
Glencore and Qatar Investment Authority's joint venture QHG Oil Ventures valued its 14.2% Rosneft stake at €7.4B, the JV's financial stated showed.
Volkswagen's unit Electricity America is planning to launch an advertising campaign in collaboration with the US cultural cartoon icons the Jetsons and Flintstones, as it seeks to broaden their consumer awareness of electric cars.
On Wednesday, the authorities of Turkey imposed double tariffs on some imports from the US, including cars, alcohol and tobacco in retaliation to the move of Washington.