On Friday, the US-based casino company MGM Resorts announced that InterActiveCorp supported its $11B takeover offer for Ladbrokes betting firm.
On Friday, the Canadian WestJet Airlines announced further cuts to its schedule and said that about 1,000 employees would be impacted through a combination of furloughs and temporary layoffs.
Andrew Hauser, the Bank of England Executive Director for Markets, said that inflation evidence needed before the bank decides to hike interest rates.
Tesla rolled out its cheaper version of the Model Y sports utility vehicle worth $41,990, bringing the car's price closer to the valuation of the company's least expensive Model 3 sedan.
The economy of the United States cut jobs in December due to the coronavirus pandemic's hit, suggesting a major momentum loss that could temporarily affect the country's recovery from the crisis.
The British competition watchdog launched an official inquiry into Google's proposals to eliminate third-party cookies as well as other functions from Chrome browser due to concerns such a move could affect rival digital advertising.
On Friday, China's top internet regulator is considering to implement tougher curbs on shopping, payment and livestreaming platforms, saying the current rules are two-decade-old.
On Friday, Tesla's shares soared 4.9%, taking the capitalisation of the electric carmaker to over $800B for the first time in its history.
China's Baidu is planning to establish a company to build smart electric cars at the manufacturing plants owned by Geely carmaker.
PayPal Holdings' venture division has invested in the tech start-up Taxbit that helps businesses and consumers calculate the cryptocurrencies holdings' taxes.
On Thursday, Atos stated it had made an approach bid for its US competitor DXC Technology in a potentially largest-ever acquisition of the French IT consulting group.
On Friday, Bitcoin surged over 5% to its new record-high level of $41,530, correcting losses from the earlier session.
On Friday, Hyundai Motor confirmed it had entered early negotiations with Apple, following rumours the companies were in talks over a battery and electric vehicle tie-up, sending Hyundai's stock up 25%.
On Friday, the People's Bank of China announced that in 2021 it would prioritize monetary stability and keep ample liquidity in the market.
US venture capital raised almost $130B in 2020, reaching a record-high level, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the CB Insight data released on Friday.
Tesla's stock surged to its record high, outpacing Facebook's market value, in huge trading on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Boeing is set to pay over $2.5B in compensation and fines as part of its settlement with the US Justice Department regarding two aircraft crashes that took lives of 346 people and caused the 737 MAX jetliner groundings across the world.
New lockdowns across Europe to fight another surge in coronavirus cases affected fuel sales, weakening the recovery outlook for energy demand in the 2021's first half.
Global index providers FTSE Russell and MSCI Inc stated they would exclude three Chinese telecom firms from their benchmarks in response to the US investment ban.
Hyundai Motor stated that it was in unspecified talks with Apple after a broadcaster said the companies discussed an EV and battery tie-up, sending Hyundai shares up.
China's leading search engine Baidu is set to form a company to make smart EV with production at Geely-owned plants, sources said.
PayPal's venture arm invested in startup Taxbit that helps businesses and consumers to calculate the taxes owed on cryptocurrency holdings.
France's Atos confirmed that it made a $10B bid approach for the US rival DXC in what is expected to be the IT consulting group's largest acquisition.
Quantum Metric, the provider of customer analytics tools for online businesses, announced that it raised $200M in the latest funding round, which valued the company at over $1B.