On Saturday, the Swiss engineering group ABB announced that it will create a new robotics factory in China, in which robots will assemble other robots.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who previously was the head of the Sri Lanka's government, is set to replace the current Prime Minister.
Maithripala Sirisena, the President of Sri Lanka, has suspended the country's parliament and sacked the Prime Minister.
On Saturday, the head of Bahrain announced at a security summit that a security alliance between the US and Gulf allies could provide peace to the Middle East.
Defence Secretary of the United States James Mattis on Saturday announced that he is in talks with all allies discussing the implications of the dropping of the INF treaty.
Late on Friday China and Japan announced that they have pledged to create closer ties by signing a $30 billion various arrangement package.
On Saturday, the Bank of Japan announced that it will change its government debt purchase timing to stimulate trading between other institutions.
In September, Chinese industrial profits continued to grow. Although, the pace has been slowing down for the past five months.
On Saturday, Qualcomm announced that Apple are behind in royalty payments for the total sum of almost seven billion dollars.
On Friday, the Chief Executive of the meat processing company Smithfield Foods Ken Sullivan claimed that swine disease could seriously affect worldwide shipments of pork in the next year.
On Friday, General Motors Co claimed that it would like Donald Trump's administration to support the national program for EV vehicles to increase sales of environmental-friendly zero emission cars.
On Friday, Microsoft Corp regained the second place of the most valuable US company after Amazon Inc published a disappointing quarterly report which lowered the market capitalisation of the ecommerce giant by $65B.
On Friday, the US Department of Commerce reported that in the third quarter of 2018 the economic growth of the country slowed less than originally expected, increasing by 3.5% annually.
On Friday, the International Monetary Fund reported that its board has approved $56B financial aid package to Argentina to help to stabilise the financial situation in the country.
On Friday, the Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov met with the chief negotiator of Syrian opposition Nasr al-Hariri to discuss the situation in Syria and ways to reach the agreement between pro-government and opposition forces.
On Friday, the Chief Executive Officer of meat processing company Smithfield Foods Ken Sullivan claimed that a trade war between the US and China makes the exports of pork from the US to China "not viable".
On Friday, the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa claimed that his country has attracted $55B of investments after the major investment forum.
On Friday, the EU Commission has granted its approval to Sony Corp for a plan to gain full control over EMI Music Publishing, stating the takeover would not cause any competition concerns.
The UK aero-engine producer Rolls-Royce announced on Friday it was set to deliver less Trent 7000 engines in 2018, than anticipated, amid production problems, lifting its shares down as much as 13%.
Britain's Heathrow Airport has raised around £1.6B from the global investors, as it sought to bolster financial resilience before the UK withdrawal from the EU bloc.
The UK supermarket Asda is planning to start consulting with its staff on the possible cut of about 2.5K job positions next year due to a planned takeover by its rival Sainsbury.
On Thursday, Chipotle Mexican Grill has bet Wall Street analysts' expectations for profit results, driven by marketing blitz and newer menu items that helped the firm recover from its food-safety lapses.
Mattel posted a surprise 5.6% surge in its North American gross sales in the Q3, sending the company's shares up 8% on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia is expecting to raise more than $427B in investments by 2030, as the kingdom seeks to bolster the industry, the country's Energy Minister stated on Friday.