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.
On Wednesday, London's Heathrow Airport spokeswoman said that full operations have resumed following a brief evacuation of the control tower due to a fire alarm that was activated.
Eurostat reported that annual inflation in the Euro zone increased to 2.0% in the month of June, confirming its flash estimate, while core inflation growth came in at 1.2% in the same period.
The Commerce Department stated that the US housing starts fell to the lowest level in nine months in June, while permits decreased for a third month in succession, lagging the country's economic growth.
A plan to help finance projects across Europe and revive economic expansion exceeded its original funding target of €315B, countering a decline in spending since the financial crisis, the European Commission stated.
Inflation in the United Kingdom grew at a weaker than expected pace of 2.4% in June, missing expectations for a rise of 2.6%, the Office for National Statistics stated.
Russian and Japanese Defence and Foreign Ministers are set to hold a two-plus-two negotiations scheduled for July 31 in Moscow, according to the RIA news outlet's report on Wednesday.
Alphabet's Google stated on Wednesday it would appeal against the $5.04B fine imposed by the European antitrust regulators for illegal restrictions on the Android smartphone producers and network operators.
On Wednesday, Hungary stated it was set to quit the UN migration accord before the final approval, calling the pact a "great threat to the world".
California's cryptocurrency company Stellar received a finance certification from the Islamic scholars for the related cryptocurrency and blockchain platform, as it seeks to integrate the tech into the sharia-compliant finance products field.
Amazon.com is set to provide new real-time graphics and statistics on the live baseball games this season, expanding their cloud computing accord with the US Major League Baseball.