On Friday, JD.com revealed that the company has beat quarterly earnings forecasts. The announcement caused a surge of the company's stock price.
J.C. Penney published on Friday quarterly results, which revealed that the firm suffered smaller than expected losses. The announcement caused a surge of the company's stock price.
During the early US trading on Friday, the Japanese Yen declined, as risk on sentiment returned in the markets. The sentiment was fuelled by an announcement of progress in US-China trade talks.
On Friday, the US stock indices surged, as better than expected earnings of some companies caused buying that boosted the indices.
On Friday, China's JD.com reported its Q3 revenue surged 28.7% to $19.27B, beating analysts' forecasts, driven by robust sales in the group's e-commerce business, sending shares up about 7% on the news.
SBB, the Nordic real estate company, has clinched a deal to acquire its rival Hemfosa $2.42B in cash & shares to form a new Nordic leader in the public service properties, like care homes and schools.
On Friday, the UK Labour party announced that, if it would win the December 12 election, the party would nationalize the telecommunications firm BT's fixed line network.
Global carmakers across the world are waiting for the US President Donald Trump to make a decision regarding 25% tariffs imposition on the US vehicle and car part imports.
Bank Handlowy, Citi's Polish unit, has no interest in acquiring the Polish division led by Germany's Commerzbank, its CEO Slawomir Sikora stated on Thursday.
Russia has granted an approval for the Finnish utility Fortum's plan to lift its stake in Uniper, the director of the Russian anti-monopoly service and the firm stated.
The German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 stated it takes more interest in collaboration deals in the digital growth areas, rather than in a merger, after Italy's Mediaset increased its shareholding.
Eurazeo, the European investment firm, is considering to sell about 30% stake in the car rental company Europcar Mobility Group, seeking to withdraw from the struggling French firm.
Telecom Italia is planning a stake sale in the mobile mast tie-up with its rival Vodafone, as the Italian company seeks to infrastructure funds, TIM's CEO announced.
US attorneys general are set to expand the antitrust investigation of Google's advertising practices into its flagship Android business, according to a CNBC report.
On Thursday, Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway unveiled its new investment in Restoration Hardware, sending shares in the luxury home furnishings chain up 6.7% on the news.
It was announced by Walmart on Thursday that the company is increasing its annual profit estimates, as good economic data has boosted future outlook.
On Thursday, US PPI data revealed that inflation in the US is being mostly boosted by healthcare costs. Despite the news, the data strengthened the Federal Reserve's stance on not cutting interest rates.
By the end of Thursday's European trading, crude oil prices traded almost flat, as news from the US and OPEC balanced one another's impact on oil.
On Thursday, risk-off sentiment was present in the markets. The sentiment boosted the Japanese Yen and limited stock gains.
Tougher emissions rules are expected to hit Daimler's profits next years, prompting the carmaker to seek €1B in savings by cutting jobs at Mercedes-Benz business by the 2022 end.
The US Producer Price Index increased 0.4% in October, the biggest rise since April, supported by higher costs of goods and services, further bolstering the Fed's stance not to cut rates again in the near term.
Asda, the UK supermarket unit of the US retail titan Walmart, reported on Thursday its comparable sales dropped 0.5% in its fiscal Q3, blaming uncertainty related to Britain's exit from the EU bloc that negatively affected its spending patterns.
Ford Motor Co will be using the Mustang name for the carmaker's new electric SUV, calling it Mustang Mach-E and planning to trigger the car order in the US, Canada and EU starting November 17.
On Thursday, OPEC stated it is expecting a smaller oil surplus of 70K bpd in 2020, but still sees a drop in demand for the crude oil to 29.58M bpd.