Shares in Kingspan, Ireland's building materials company, jumped 8% this Friday due to a report on its half-year profits that bet analyst's forecasts, driven by its recent acquisitions strong performance and core insulation business.
The German engineering company Siemens explained in a statement on Friday that it did not plan to cut 20k jobs, as previously reported by Manager Magazin.
The US Dollar weakened on Friday, as investors were waiting for the Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivering a speech later in the day that could show the bank's monetary policy plans.
Alphabet's Google stated it had detected and removed 39 YouTube accounts that were linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
On Thursday, VMware posted better-than-expected Q2 revenue and profit results, driven by a higher demand for the company's cloud software service.
On Thursday, HP topped analysts' forecasts for its quarterly results, raising its annual adjusted profit estimates, driven by the rapid growth in the company's personal systems business and the Samsung printer business acquisition.
Microsoft is facing the US bribery probe over potentially corruption and bribery linked to its Hungarian software sales, according to the Wall Street Journal's report published on Thursday.
Platinum Equity is considering a possible initial public offering or sale of the backup power provider Vertiv, in a deal that could value the firm at about $6.0B, sources reported on Friday.
Petrofac Ltd, Britain's oilfield services provider, stated on Friday it would sell its interest in the North Sea's Greater Stella Area to the gas and oil operator Ithaca Energy for about $292M.
Waymo, Alphabet Inc's self-driving car project, has registered a fully-owned enterprise called Huimo Business Consulting in Shanghai with capital of ¥3.5M.
As a result of the Liberal party's victory in Australian parliamentary elections, the current Treasurer Scott Morrison will take position of the country's sixth Prime Minister.
Japan's annual consumer inflation stalled in the month of July and government pressure to cut smartphone fees could undercut price growth ahead, hindering the central bank's efforts to reach the price target.
The Chinese state planner stated that tariffs imposed by the US on Chinese high-tech products are likely to impact high-technology industries in both the US an China.
On Thursday, Danilo Toninelli, Italy's Transport Minister, dismissed the idea of the state lender CDP acquiring a stake in Autostrade per l'Italia, the toll road operator, La Verita newspaper reported.
The American cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has teamed up with Rialto Trading, the registered broker-dealer, to offer trading venue for the blockchain-based digital assets, both firms stated on Thursday.
Brazil's steelmaker Usiminas is seeking to sell its 70% stake in the Musa mining company by hiring Banco BTG Portugal, in a deal that could be valued at $255.6M.
CK Hutchison is set to gain the European approval for its $2.8B deal to acquire Veon from Italy's joint venture, sources familiar with the takeover deal reported.
On Thursday, the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio claimed that he and his party will vote for EU funding suspension if Italy's European partners could not agree on a new migrant deal.
On Thursday, the Foreign Ministry and the Commerce Ministry of China expressed concern regarding the recent ban of Huawei from 5G mobile network, urging Australian authorities to provide a fair competition for Chinese companies.
On Thursday, Arturo Herrera, the Deputy Finance Minister of Mexico claimed that the new Mexican government will look to corporate banks and fintech companies to increase financial inclusion in Mexico.
On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the sovereign fund of Saudi Arabia is planning to borrow $12B from international banks after IPO of the oil giant Saudi Aramco was put on hold.
Air France KLM is planning to end flights to Tehran starting September 18 due to a weak demand, the carrier's spokesman stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, the US State Secretary Mike Pompeo stated that the Vice President of Ford carmaker Stephen Biegun had been named as the US Special Representative to North Korea.
Goldman Sachs opened a digital consumer savings bank Marcus in Britain, targeting its own staff, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.