On Thursday, the world's largest cement maker LafargeHolcim stated it had agreed to a $3.4B deal to acquire Bridgestone's Firestone Building Products, its largest acquisition in over a decade.
Germany's biotech company CureVac has agreed on an alliance with Bayer to get regulatory approval for the experimental COVID-19 vaccine to start distributing doses, both firms announced on Thursday.
On Thursday, Ryanair has cut its annual traffic outlook by about 5M passengers, blaming fresh lockdowns in Ireland and Britain, the airline stated.
On Thursday, Volvo Cars revealed that car sales had risen by 6% in December and the company had experienced the best second half of a year.
On Thursday, the majority of the US House of Representatives rejected a move by the President Donald Trump's allies to declare the Pennsylvania electoral votes for the US Democrat Joe Biden invalidated.
UK competition watchdog is set to launch a probe into Nvidia's $40B takeover of Arm Holdings, the British chip designer.
On Wednesday, hundreds supporters of the President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, seeking to overturn Trump's election defeat, Reuters reported, with the chaos causing fours deaths and 52 people arrested.
Comcast Corp has appointed Dana Strong as Sky Group's new CEO to replace Jeremy Darroch after he steps down from the role.
China's Alibaba Group is planning to attract at least $5B via the US dollar-denominated bond sale this month due to regulatory scrutiny related to the co-founder Jack Ma's empire.
Amazon.com is planning to spend $2.0B to build 20K affordable housing units in US regions near its three major offices.
Facebook has removed its "likes" button from public pages used and owned by brands, public figures and artists, the social media giant announced in a recent statement.
The US government is considering to add Tencent Holding and Alibaba Group Holding to the stock ban, prohibiting US citizens from investing in the Chinese tech giants, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.
The US manufacturing sector expanded in December to the highest level since August 2018, data published by the Institute for Supply Management show.
General Motors delivered 2.9M vehicles in China in 2020, despite the COVID-19 impact on sales in the first quarter of the year, a report published by the GM China shows.
New car registrations in the UK declined 29.4% in 2020, compared to the prior year, to the lowest level since 1992, a statement published by the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders shows.
The Japanese consumer confidence declined in December, for the first time since August, amid an increasing number of COVID-19 cases, data published by the government show.
Private companies in the US removed 123,000 jobs in December, the first drop since April, a statement published by the Automatic Data Processing shows.
Gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus declined 20.5% to $7.47B as of January 1, compared to the previous year, data published by the central bank show.
Electric car sales in Norway surged to a record high of 54% last year, with Germany's Volkswagen outracing Tesla as the number one battery-vehicle maker, according to new data.
The stock price of Facebook started Wednesday's US trading below the low level of 264.00, which had provided support since early November.
UnitedHealth Group will acquire Change Healthcare in a cash deal worth $7.84B to build up technology services portfolio, both companies reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the financial markets were expecting the Federal Open Markets Committee Meeting Minutes, which were expected to reveal the future outlook on the USD.
On Wednesday, Bitcoin traded above $35K, hitting its new record high in Asia, extending its rally seeing the digital currency surge over 800% since mid-March.
On Wednesday, Michelin, the French tyre maker, announced its plans to trim its workforce by around 2.3K jobs during the following three years.