On Wednesday, North Korean authorities released three detained American citizens and handed them to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of a planned summit between the US and North Korea.
Faurencia, the French vehicle company firm, has invested in the US wireless power-tech firm PowerSphyr, not providing any further details on the sum of money.
ArcelorMittal hired Bank of America-Merrill Lynch with intention to sell its European steel assets and secure the antitrust clearance to buy the Italian peer Ilva.
Ford Motor has temporarily halted its production of the Super Duty and F-150 pickup trucks at two US plants amid fire at the supplier factory that manufactures the trucks parts.
On Wednesday, Japan's SoftBank Group announced about its plans to transfer its ride-sharing firms' stakes to Vision Fund; a move that could make it one of the largest investors in the industry.
On Wednesday, 21st Century Fox agreed to purchase seven TV stations from the US Sinclair Broadcast Group in a deal valued at around $910M.
Volkswagen's premium automaker Audi is set to present a new software upgrade to the German motor authority KBA for its extra 60K A6 and A7 models, which had some emissions-related problems.
On Tuesday, the US bankruptcy judge granted its approval to Lantern Capital to acquire the Weinstein's assets, while the funds for the sexual abuse claims were left unclear.
China's fashion e-commerce company Meili is seeking $500M in the US initial public offering planned for this year's second half, sources familiar with the matter reported.
The US retail giant Walmart is buying Indian e-commerce entity Flipcart, Softbank Group, which is one of the biggest Flipkart's shareholders, said on Wednesday.
Vodafone has decided to invest $21.8B in Liberty Global's assets in eastern Europe and Germany to take on competitors with wider range of mobile services, broadband and superfast cable TV.
On Tuesday, Slack Technologies announced it had added 1M paying users as the firm is facing increasing competition in the software market.
On Wednesday, the cyber security company Avast has cut the expected price guidance for its landmark IPO to 250-270 pence per share from its earlier range of approximately 250-320 pence.
On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai had a meeting with the Sprint and T-Mobile CEOs, who are seeking the approval for the $26B merger.
The French oil firm Total has clinched a deal with Bandari Corporation to sell the company's retail business unit, not disclosing any further information over the sale.
China's online healthcare solutions business WeDoctor, backed by Tencent Holdings, stated that it raised $500M from several investors, valuing the company at $5.5B on this year's pre-IPO.
Vodafone Group agreed an €18.4B deal to purchase operations of cable TV firm Liberty Global in Czech Republic, Germany, Romania and Hungary.
The car manufacturer Toyota Motor Corp expect a 4.2% drop in its operating profit in 2018, as stronger Yen is likely to offset the effect of cost reductions and higher global sales.
The growth forecast for Asian economies was strong; however, they remained vulnerable to protectionist policies and further market corrections, the IMF reported on Wednesday.
The Chinese e-commerce company Meili Inc plans to raise $500M in an initial public offering in the United States scheduled for the second half of 2018.
Brent crude futures soared 2.5% to a three-year high of $76.75 early on Wednesday, as the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal increased worries about the global oil supply.
Japan's HR services operator Recruit Holdings stated that it is set to buy the US job-site owner Glassdoor for $1.2B to tap into the database of salary data and company reviews.
Japan's workers' inflation-adjusted real wages increased for the first time in the four-month period in March in an optimistic sign for consumption.
Uganda on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with audit firm Ernst & Young to increase investment in the country's free economic zones.