On Monday, the hedge fund-backed Newspaper chain MNG Enterprises has approached Gannett Co with a hostile acquisition worth $1.36B, seeking to add USA Today and other newspapers to the firm's regional publications stable.
The Caribbean and South American cable and wireless operator, Liberty Latin America, is bidding for Millicom International Cellular in a potential deal that could establish one of the biggest telecommunications carriers in Latin America.
Japan's SoftBank Corp is planning to lead another $700M worth funding round in the US construction start-up Katerra that could value the Californian firm at over $4.0B, the Information announced on Monday.
On Monday, the global car executives have held a meeting in Detroit, urging the US Congress and Trump's Administration to resolve their trade disputes and halt the government's shutdown.
US officials of the state of Alaska are investigating the natural gas and oil wells of British Petroleum after a minor amount of oil was leaked by one of the wells.
On Tuesday, as the Chinese ban of foreign trash imports was increased, the country's officials announced that 100 new recycling facilities will be opened.
The US government shutdown entered its 24th day on Tuesday, as Donald Trump rejected the offer for a temporary reopening of the closed government agencies.
On Tuesday, it was revealed by Reuters that the Bank of China has offered to Sri Lanka a loan of almost $300 million. Moreover, the country has been offered the option to raise up to one billion USD.
The Central Bank of Egypt stated that it targeted an inflation rate of 9% percent by the fourth quarter of 2020, seeking more price stability in the midterm.
The Chinese Finance Ministry stated that it is likely to increase fiscal expenditure in 2019 and implement fee cuts, larger tax.
The cost of comprehensive vehicle insurance policy declined 6% in the UK in 2018, suggesting that potential trade barriers due to Brexit would hurt prices this year.
Mexico's economy is expected to contract in January amid activity slowdown caused by shortages of fuel, the Central Bank's nominee stated.
Exports of Vietnam made footwear increased to $16.3B in 2018, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year, the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association reports.
China's share of total Philippines' imports reached 18.7% or $15.04B in November 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority reports.
China welcomes foreign investment in its automobile market as consumers look for quality-oriented purchases, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce says.
Russia produced 556M tons of crude oil and 725B cubic meters of natural gas in 2018, the Energy Minister Alexander Novak reports.
Cambodia's state-owned ports Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port earned $8.97M and $7.35M respectively in 2018, a significant increase in earnings compared to 2017.
Brunei's Consumer Price Index increased by 0.2% compared to the same period the prior year, the Department of Economic Planning and Development reports.
Cambodia exported 626,225 tons of rice in 2018, a decline of 1.5% compared to the previous year, the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export reports.
Inflation in Russia increased to 4.3% in 2018 from a record low of 2.5% in 2017, the National Statistical Office Rosstat says.
Volkswagen announced plans to invest $800M to build a new EV at the company's plant in Chattanooga, as the company shifted toward zero emission cars.
The EZ industrial output fell 1.7% month-over-month in November, the biggest fall in almost three years, data revealed on Monday, stoking concerns over the bloc's economic growth in the Q4 of 2018.
Singapore's container throughput rose 8.7% percent to 36.6M TEUs in 2018, the press release from the MPA of Singapore showed.
China sold 28.08M autos in 2018, down 2.76% year-over-year, remaining the biggest auto market in the world, data from the CAAM revealed.