The Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane noted on Friday that the country has a number of problems more signifficant than Brexit and the government must shift its focus to them.
On Friday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China to terminate militarization of the South China Sea but at the same time noted that America has no intention to start a new Cold War against its easten rival.
On Thursday evening, the US Court in Montana ruled to suspend construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline projected to deliver Canadian crude oil to the US.
The US President Donald Trump signed on Friday an order allowing depriving from the right for asylum for 90 days those migrants who have crossed the US-Mexico border illegally.
On Friday, Chief Executive of European Uber rival Taxify Markus Villig claimed that his company is expecting to achieve 10-fold growth in Africa in the next two years.
On Friday, the Chief Executive Officer of financial messaging service SWIFT Gottfried Leibbrandt claimed that on the next week some Iranian banks will be disconnected from the system.
The antitrust regulators of the EU are ready to approve a $62B acquisition deal between the Japanese pharma giant Takeda Pharmaceutical's and biopharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc.
Vision Fund, the investment fund of Japanese SoftBank, backed by Saudi Arabia, has attracted $4B of funds to help to finance upcoming acquisitions.
On Friday, British Minister of Transport Jo Johnson claimed that he is quitting the UK government because of the proposed Brexit deal and urged the government to organise the second Brexit referendum.
On Friday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that China's State Administration of Taxation is working in partnership with other federal agencies to cut taxes to support country's private sector.
The Japanese group Mitsui entered talks over a takeover of the suburban Brazilian railway firm SuperVia, after its key creditor, BNDES development bank, had blocked other bids for the company.
On Friday, American express has received China's approval to clear its card payments, becoming the first US card network to have direct access to the potentially largest bank card market within two years.
The government-led commissioners are expected to complete the examination of proposals made for Alitalia's sale as soon as next week, sources familiar with the matter reported.
France's Edenred, the card and meal vouchers provider, is acquiring the US company Corporate Spending Innovations in a deal valued at around $600M that is expected to boost Edenred's earnings.
Australia's Woolworths Group is eager to sell the petrol business unit to the UK petrol firm EG Group in a deal valued at $1.25B.
Harvest Enterprises, the US cannabis retailer, is planning to attract $230M in a deal, which would value the pot firm at around $1.5B, at its initial public offering in Toronto scheduled for the next week.
On Friday, the optical and laser products maker II-VI is set to acquire Apple's supplier Finisar in a deal worth around $3.2B, as it seeks growth in consumer electronics, as well as in the self-driving car sector.
On Friday, the German antitrust regulator has granted its approval for the planned merger deal between two department chains, Karstadt and Kaufhof, owned by Austria's Signa Holding and Canada's Hudson's Bay.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Hungary announced that his country will be very cautious about adopting the common European currency. The comments clearly signal that Hungary will not be adopting the Euro in the foreseeable future.
As the European Union advised Italian legislators and the Ministry of Economy to revise the country's budget, the Minister of Economy of Italy on Friday announced that they will stand by the already approved budget.
On Friday, the French civil aviation authority stated it had grounded Ryanair's passenger jet at Bordeaux airport on November 8 due to a money dispute with France that the Irish carrier owed.
AO World, the UK online electricals retailer, would raise the company's mobile phones business scale after agreeing to acquire Mobile Phones Direct in a deal valued at £32.5M, the British firm stated on Friday.
Archer Daniels Midland, the US grain merchant, has made the buyout approach for Argentine's soy crusher Molinos Agro, seeking to acquire the company's soyoil manufacturing plant and livestock feed.
The US Bluetooth gaming headsets and earpieces producer Plantronics is thinking over a potential sale after raising takeover interest for the company, sources familiar with the situation stated.