Sources close to the matter reported on Saturday that Winn-Dixie and Tops, two US supermarket chains, were filing for bankruptcy.
On Saturday, the Philippines invited Jack Ma and his Alibaba Group to join the President Rodrigo Duterte in his efforts to improve technology for governance.
On Saturday, a Thai pro-democracy activist group stated that it would hold more protests to demand the military government not to delay the General Election originally scheduled for November.
Sergei Galitsky, the founder and co-owner of Russia's biggest retailer Magnit, said on Friday that he would sell a 29.1% stake in the company to VTB Bank, a majority state-owned bank.
Airbus defence unit stated that initial details of the Franco-German program to create fighter jet are expected to emerge in this year's second half.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May stated that she wanted Brexit to result in a good deal for British companies and the rest of the EU.
JPMorgan was weighing the purchase of an ETF business, which is likely to boost the bank's presence in the $3.5T US market of exchange-traded products.
China and the Philippines were in negotiations over the joint pursue of gas and oil exploration in the South China Sea, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano stated.
On Saturday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said that the country would protect its interest if the US agrees to impose steep tariffs or quotas on foreign steel and aluminum.
Paul Manafort, the ex-Trump campaign chairman, has been bit with another bank fraud charge by Robert Muller's Special Counsel Office.
The government of Canada was evaluating the impact of the US lower corporate tax on the country's competitiveness, while considering what Canada should do in response.
General Electric was exploring the sale of an industrial gas engine business, that is likely to be worth some $2B, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Government of Canada planned to start free trade talks with Mercosur trading bloc, as uncertainty surrounding the NAFTA agreement kept to increase.
Shares of automakers GM and Ford dropped, as the US Commerce Department suggested tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, which would make raw materials costlier.
Uber was preparing to sell the Southeast Asia business to Grab, originally based in Singapore, in return for the substantial stake in the buyer's company.
Coca-Cola reported stronger-than-anticipated quarterly sales and profit, as the company sold more coffees, vitamin water and teas, sending shares 2% higher.
The US-based IT consulting solutions provider Helios & Matheson said on Friday it had increased its stake in MoviePass, an American movie ticketing service, to 78%.
On Friday, Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential nominee, said he was running for the Senate from Utah, adding he could bring the state's values to Washington.
The University of Michigan reported that its preliminary consumer sentiment for the month of February jumped to 99.9 on the back of tax cuts coupled with a strong job market.
According to the data released by the US Census Bureau, January new-home construction rose to the highest level since October 2016 driven by an uptick in apartment building.
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics reported on Friday that the country's import prices were up 1.0% in January, topping analysts' expectations for a 0.6% rise.
Data released by the US Census Bureau on Friday showed that building permits surged 7.4% to 1.4M rate in January, the highest since June 2007.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada, the state's manufacturing sales dipped 0.3% over the month of December.
The UK Office for National Statistics reported on Friday that retail sales in the country rose 0.1% over the course of January, missing analysts' expectations for a 0.5% uptick.