BYD and Toyota Motor announced plans to set up a JV to design and develop electric vehicles, as they accelerate efforts to produce zero emissions cars.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 172.7 in October, up 1.7% from the prior month, the first increase since June, supported by surge in quotations for cereals and sugar.
Siemens was cautious over the global economy over the next year after surging sales of industrial software helped the company to beat forecasts in the Q4.
Toyota Motor planned a $1.8B share buyback after beating forecasts over higher global car sales, as operating profit grew 14% to $6.1B in the Q2.
On Thursday, Ralph Lauren Corp topped quarterly profit expectations, boosted by tighter expenses control and robust demand for the tweed jackets and Polo shirts in Europe and China, sending the brand's shares up 9%.
China has agreed with the United States to eliminate tariffs, introduced during their trade war, in phases with no specifying a timetable, China's commerce ministry announced on Thursday.
Yandex launched testing of its autonomous delivery robots, named as the Yandex.Rover, that is able to carry small packages and navigate pavements at walking pace, the Russian internet giant stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, the stock price of Uber was expected to decline, as it was revealed that the company would have to make a costly licensing deal with Waymo.
On Thursday, China's cabinet has revealed guidelines aimed at luring more foreign investors and encourage its hi-tech industries investment, seeking to continue opening-up in such areas as financial and auto sectors.
Amazon's Australian division signed up Zip Co to propose the BNPL service (buy now and pay later) on Amazon's local retail website, surging Zip shares by over 20% on the news.
Tesla is planning to increase its maintenance and repair shops by 50%, as well as add nearly 100 charging stations and revamp Chinese showrooms, as the electric car maker seeks to open a plant in Shanghai.
The US printer maker Xerox Holdings made a £25.68B cash-and-stock offer for HP, the personal computer maker, in a move over the firm more than three times its size.
Roku reported that its net loss widened to $25.2M in the Q3, as the video streaming device producer spent more to attract subscribers to its platform.
Tiffany & Co asked LVMH to increase its $14.5B acquisition offer, suggesting that the company significantly undervalued the jewellery chain.
Qualcomm reported 17% decline in revenue to $4.81B in the Q3, above estimates for a fall to $4.7B, sending the company's shares up 5% on Wednesday.
London Stock Exchange shareholders are set to vote and pass their verdict on November 26 regarding a deal involving data provider Refinitiv worth $27B, LSE Group announced on Wednesday.
China is considering to invest up to $10B in Saudi Aramco's planned IPO, Bloomberg said on Wednesday, where some oil producers are exploring a possibility to acquire stock in the offering.
Tesla is planning to increase its maintenance and repair shops by 50%, as well as add nearly 100 charging stations and revamp Chinese showrooms, as the electric car maker seeks to open a plant in Shanghai.
On Wednesday, Uber Technologies shares dropped by 9% to its record-low level, as early investors shares had become available for sale after the expiration of a half year-long restriction linked to the ride-hailing firm's initial public offering.
Britain's Marks & Spencer reported a 17% decline in H1 profit, affected by falling sales of clothing, though was confident of fixing problems and returning to growth.
Wendy's reported that its same-store sales in North America grew 4.4% in the Q3, while adjusted revenues increased 10.1% to $351.1M.
On Wednesday, Apple Inc has revealed new technical details on privacy features in the giant's latest operating systems work.
Lufthansa's cabin crew strike this week will trigger 1,3K flight cancellations, affecting 180K passengers, the German airline said on Wednesday.
Saudi Aramco has made an offer to Malaysia's Petronas to participate in its planned initial public offering, as the oil giant aims to lure cornerstone investors for the listing.