On Saturday, the Australian government announced that it will increase its national security spending next year by $400 million. The spending is bound to boost the companies that supply the country's security forces.
The German carmaker Daimler revealed on Friday that it has complained to the EU antitrust regulators about Nokia patents. The regulators are bound to check the claims against Nokia.
On Friday, Honda announced that it has confirmed that sixteen people have died due to faulty air bags in Honda cars in the United States. The news are set to beat down the car producer's stock price.
On Friday, US shares extended its gains, as investors were hopeful of a deal during the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China.
On Friday, Lyft Inc stocks edged higher by 21.2% on Nasdaq debut IPO, as the company was valued about $24.3B.
According to analysts, the next Wells Fargo's CEO would likely be an outsider, with a finance executive experience, consumer banking and digital strategy.
On Friday, data showed that the German retail sales edged higher in February, as the country's unemployment rate reached a new historic low.
On Friday, the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron said that the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal is very likely, after the UK Parliament rejected Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, as US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran helped to ease concerns over a global economic slowdown.
The US Commerce Department said on Friday that sales of US new homes rose to an eleven-month high in February.
On Friday, Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement was rejected for the third time by the UK Parliament, setting up a further clash between the government and MPs next week.
The Indian current account deficit expanded to 2.5% of GDP in the period of October-December, or the Q3 of the current FY, from 2.1% in the same quarter year ago, the Central Bank stated.
The US personal income declined 0.1% in January, while consumer price growth remained stable, the US Commerce Department stated on Friday.
The Spanish economy grew at the weakest pace in four years in 2018, while the budget deficit dropped below the Brussels-set 3% of GDP target for the first time since the financial crisis, data revealed.
The US consumer spending barely increased in January and income rose modestly in February, suggesting the country's economy was fast losing growth momentum after expansion slowed in the Q4.
Four consortia have expressed their interest in the German utility EWE's 26% minority stake, with the first bids expected to be made in May or at the beginning of summer and would value the deal at about $1.7-1.8B.
Volkswagen is set to cooperate with its integration partner Siemens over connecting its 122 factories to Amazon's cloud service, seeking to boost its efficiency in production, both firms announced on Friday.
Mondelez International, the Oreo cookies maker, has entered advanced talks to acquire the US food group Campbell Soup's international brands, according to a Bloomberg report.
China's electric vehicle maker NIO has restricted the investment banks involved in its initial public offering from cooperating with rivals, marking the severe competition among the Chinese electric carmakers.
Daimler Trucks agreed to acquire a controlling stake in the truck software developer Torc Robotics in the autonomous vehicle push, Daimler Trucks CEO Martin Daum stated on Friday.
The Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO has announced that it is blocking eight investment banks that were part of the company's IPO to work with any electric car makers.
On Friday, the US Treasury Secretary announced that he has held constructive trade talks with China. However, no notable announcements were made, as no numbers or actions were mentioned. Due to that reason the financial markets ignored the news.
Activist investor Elliott raised its stake in the German 3D printing company SLM Solutions to 29.8%, bringing in its new board of supervisors following a slide in the firm's share price and a couple of profit warnings.
On Friday, the owner of the toy maker Lego, Kirkbi, stated it agreed to acquire a controlling stake in the US solar development Enerparc, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.