Japan's Subaru stated on Friday it expected vehicle sales to recover this year, seeking to boost its 2019 profit, and bouncing back from the previous year when the carmaker's earnings halved amid production delays.
On Friday, Danske Bank announced it had appointed the former ABN Amro executive Chris Vogelzang as the lender's new CEO to replace the interim CEO Jesper Nielsen appointed last October, following Thomas Borgen's resignation.
Kinder Morgan Canada stated it would preserve its independence after the pipeline company's strategic view that explored possible options, including sale of the firm.
On Friday, Anheuser-Busch InBev's Asian business filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, potentially valued at no less than $5.0B, according to sources familiar with the situation.
On Friday, the utilities investor Infratil stated it had entered talks to acquire Vodafone Group's New Zealand operations along with an unnamed party, as Vodafone was seeking to consolidate its Australian and NZ businesses.
Latin America's Rappi is planning to triple the cities number in Brazil where its delivery service operates, after clinching a deal with Japan's SoftBank worth $1.0B.
France's broker Natixis took a stake in the Australian resources M&A adviser, Azure Capital, seeking to expand its footprint into the global deal-making services, the group announced on Friday.
On Thursday, TiVo Corp announced its board had approved a decision to separate its product units from the intellectual property licensing division, amid the set-top box developer's intention to lure more buyers.
Mitsubishi Motors Chief Executive Officer, Osamu Masuko, stated on Thursday that the carmaker had not entered talks with Renault and Nissan Motor over potential management integration, adding he was not aware of such discussions between the companies.
On Thursday, Panama's Copa Airlines stated it was fully confident about its Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, which had been grounded across the world since March due to two fatal crashes, adding the carrier expected the planes to resume operations starting from August.
The world's biggest cement maker LafargeHolcim is planning a sale of its Philippines business to San Miguel Corporation, the infrastructure group, in a deal valued at $2.15B, as the group keeps selling off its divisions in fringe markets.
The Indian the energy-to-telecoms group Reliance Industries announced on Thursday it had taken over the UK toy retailer Hamleys, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal; however, it is known that C Banner acquired the British firm for £100M in 2015.
On Thursday, European countries stated that they wanted to save Iran's nuclear deal, as the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and Germany rejected a 60-day deadline from Tehran.
On Thursday, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with the leader and senior member of the Democratic Unionist Party, her spokesperson stated.
According to a report by the British news agency, the French automotive group PSA was in advanced discussions with India's Tata Motors to acquire Jaguar Land Rover.
According to two people with knowledge of the matter, the Nordic telecoms operator Telia's faces EU antitrust investigation of $954 million over the Bonnier Broadcasting deal.
The US Commerce Department announced on Thursday that the United States goods trade deficit with China reached five years low in March.
On Thursday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission voted to change the definitions of "accelerated filer" for public companies.
Wall Street edged lower on Thursday. The decline was attributed to the rising trade tensions between the United States and China.
On Thursday, Chevron Corp's Chief Executive Officer Michael Wirth said that the company had abandoned its bid to takeover Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Novartis is acquiring the dry eye Xiidra drug from Takeda Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at $5.3B, amid Swiss drugmaker's intention to renew the ophthalmic medicines portfolio.
Kraft Heinz, the US packaged food group, launched a sale of the baby food unit Plasmon, including preliminary offers due by the following week's end, sources familiar with the issue reported on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits decreased 2K to 228K in the week ending May 4, still beating analysts' estimates for a drop to 215K from the previous 230K reading.
Google rolled out affordable models of the Pixel smartphone at the price of $399 and clinched an exclusive distribution deal in the Us with Verizon Communications, marking a significant shift in its hardware strategy.