Growth in the US home remodelling expenditure is anticipated to slow next year amid existing homes' low inventory, the report revealed on Thursday.
The number of people who filing unemployment benefits in the US last week dropped more than anticipated to a new low below the level seen in December 1969, the official report revealed on Thursday.
Russia's gross domestic product expanded 1.1% in yearly terms in the month of June after growing 2.2% in May, the country's Economy Ministry stated on Thursday.
On Wednesday, IBM posted its Q2 revenue and profit that bet analysts' estimates, boosted by the growth in a new higher-margin business, such as cloud computing and cybersecurity.
Ebay has posted a lower-than-expected Q2 revenue, which rose 4% to $246M, less since the last year's same period, sending its shares down nearly 5% to $36 per share.
The Canadian miner Lundin is planning to make an acquisition bid for the metals firm Nevsun Resources in a deal valued at $1.07B.
Salesforce, the American sales and marketing software firm, has signed a deal to acquire Israel's cloud-based AI marketing platform Datorama that could be worth over $800M.
The US building products companies Ply Gem Parent and NCI Building Systems announced on Tuesday they are set to merge in the all-stock deal, establishing a firm with a valuation of around $2.6B.
On Wednesday, British M&A regulator stated it would review the ruling that Walt Disney might have to buy the broadcaster Sky for around £14 per share.
The Office for National Statistics reported that UK retail sales grew by 2.1% in Q2Y2018 with growth across all main sectors, while monthly data showed a 0.5% decline in June.
The European Banking Authority noted in its latest Risk Dashboard update that the EU banking sector had improved in Q1Y2018, but residual risks in profitability still remained.
On Tuesday, Ciro Gomes, the Brazilian centre-left candidate, stated he would cancel a joint venture worth $4.75B planned by Brazil's Embraer and US Boeing, in case he won this year's election.
China's iQiyi has acquired the state-owned game developer Skymoons in their deal that could be worth about $298.59M, as it seeks to expand the offering after the US listing.
Three investment companies sued to participate in a $1.0B capital raise of Brazil's telecom Oi SA, as part of the in-court restructuring.
On Thursday, Japan's Asahi Kasei stated it would acquire the US car interior designer Sage Automotive Interiors in a deal valued at $1.06B, including debt.
Innogy has agreed on two legally binding accords with RWE and E.ON for the fair integration process and backed the planned break-up, it stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, Saudi Aramco stated it was in talks to acquire a stake in SABIC, the Saudi petrochemical company, in a deal that could bolster its market valuation right ahead the planned IPO.
China's e-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holding stated on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy a minority stake in Focus Media IT to tap into digital marketing sector.
China Tower, the mobile phone infrastructure firm, is seeking to attract up to around $8.8B from the Hong Kong initial public offering at the valuation of $35B, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Uber Technologies Inc named Simon Hania as their new data protection officer and Ruby Zefo as new chief privacy officer the company spokesman stated on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Switzerland's Finance Minister Ueli Maurer stated that the EUR/CHF exchange rate is overvalued and said that the country and its companies could live with it.
On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley's CEO James Gorman stated that a subtle peace has been reached in Wall Street's broker recruiting fights.
Morgan Stanley's Chief Executive Officer James Gorman criticized the Federal Reserve's yearly stress tests of the biggest US lenders after the better than expected quarterly earnings.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that the United States may pursue a separate trade agreement with Mexico.