Michael Gove, the UK Environment Secretary, is set to only accept the position of Brexit Minister, if is possible to renegotiate PM Theresa May's draft deal and scrap the EU summit on November 25th.
The US retail sales grew strongly in October, as building materials and motor vehicles purchases surged, driven by recovery efforts in Hurricane Florence devestated areas.
The UK Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned from his position on Thursday, in protest over the draft Brexit deal.
Wall Street edged lower on Thursday, as the Brexit related concerns and a bunch of weak earnings sparked the sixth consecutive days of selling.
Dell Technologies has raised its bid to buy back the shares tied to the firm's interest in the Vmware software maker to $120 for a share, but not exceeding the price of $300 suggested by Carl Icahn.
On Thursday, the chemicals producer Ineos Enterprises stated it would acquire the composites unit of Ashland Global Holdings in a deal valued at $1.1B.
Airspace Technologies raised $20M in its latest funding round, boosting the already record fundraising year for firms in the logistics and shipping sectors.
An investment unit of the Quicken Loans' billionaire Dan Gilbert stated it would sell its Greektown Casino-Hotel, located in Detroit, for $1.0B in sign of the gaming industry consolidation.
The Chairman of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran, is seen to reveal a business viability plan to the company's board this Friday on the proposed takeover of the cash-strapped Jet Airways.
The Dutch-Belgian supermarket retailer Ahold Delhaize, which owns Giant Food and Stop & Shop stores, is planning further acquisitions in the United States, the group's CEO stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, shareholders of the Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers have granted their approval for the supermarket division Coles' demerger, which shares are expected to begin trading on November 21.
Representatives of the European Union announced, as the UK's government crumbled, that the current Brexit deal cannot be improved due to the demands set up by both parties.
On Thursday, the United Kingdom's government was in turmoil, as various ministers quit over Brexit. The event caused a more than 250 base point drop in GBP/USD.
Nordzucker, the German second biggest sugar refiner, has entered talks to acquire the Australian firm Mackay Sugar, the company's spokeswoman stated on Thursday.
The US poplar singer Beyoncé has acquired the fitness clothing brand, Ivy Park, launched a few years ago with the UK retail tycoon Philip Green, after he had been accused of sexual harassment.
Brazil joint venture Samarco Mineracao, established by Vale SA and BHP Billiton, appointed Cristina Cavalcanti, the former Usiminas mining executive, as the JV's new Chief Financial Officer.
The world's largest meat exporter JBS reported higher-than-expected Q3 results of its US and Brazilian beef operations, sending the company's shares up almost 7% on Thursday.
Levi Strauss & Co, the 145-year-old jeans maker, is exploring a potential initial public offering in the Q1 of the next year, planning to raise up to $800M, according to a CNBC report published on Wednesday.
JD Group, the Chinese financial firm, is planning a sale of FTLife Insurance, its insurance business unit in Hong Kong, seeking to raise up to $2.5B in a potential deal.
PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, is thinking over a purchase of a $700M worth stake in the US movie studio Legendary Entertainment, the producer of "Interstellar" and "Jurassic World" films, according to sources.
On Thursday, the South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang stated it had acquired the privately-owned US frozen food company Schwan's Co in a deal worth $1.84B, the biggest-ever takeover by the food-to-entertainment conglomerate.
Grocery delivery startup firm Instacart raised $271M this month from investors, including Tiger Global Management, bringing the latest round of funding to $871M, sources familiar with the matter stated.
Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm of the investment firm based in Boston, stated that it raised a new $1B fund to invest in startup companies, adding to a year of fund-raising by tech investors.
Cornershop, a LatAm grocery delivery application acquired by Walmart, is set to expand into Canada in 2019 as a test market for the US, an executive stated.