German yearly inflation slowed markedly in December, falling below the ECB target level after the Bank ended its crisis-fighting bond purchase scheme and as global markets slipped.
On Friday, Tesla appointed two new independent directors, Walgreens Boots Alliance's global HR head Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and Oracle's founder Larry Ellison, to its board.
On Friday, the Chinese internet regulator stated that the new financial rules are aimed at companies supplying information to institutions and specific investors, not for the general public.
Canada's cannabis producer Aphria stated on Friday that the proposed $2.06B hostile bid by Green Growth Brands had undervalued the company.
The New York Yankees entered talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Amazon.com over the joint bid for Yes Network, the WSJ reported on Friday.
The Indonesian annual inflation rate may ease this month and is likely to stay in the target range set by the central bank, according to a Reuters poll.
Italian Casa Daniani's founding family announced a takeover on Friday to acquire the jewellery group and delist the company from Milan's bourse.
On Friday, Vietnam's court ordered the ride-hailing service Grab to compensate $206.985 to the local taxi company to halt the 18-month-long dispute between the operators.
Third prototype of the Chinese-built C919 narrowbody passenger aircraft has finalised its initial test flight this Friday, as China seeks becoming the global civil aerospace participant.
Hong Kong's NWS Holdings agreed to acquire FTLife Insurance in a deal worth $2.8B with China's financial holding company JD Group.
Green Growth Brands, the US cannabis retailer, announced it would launch a hostile bid to take over the pot producer Aphria, valuing the firm at $2.06B.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Nissan Motor Co is considering to produce in China 30K cars less than initially planned amid plunge of demand.
On Friday, Jean-Pierre Thomas took the seat of Matthias Warnig and became the new board Chairman of the world largest aluminum producer Rusal.
The Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated on Thursday that one of the main reasons behind current oil price volatility was the increasing American protectionism.
On Thursday, the Mexican government said it would engage military forces to counter fuel theft and simultaneously pursue a tougher anti-corruption policy.
China's service exports amounted 33.3% of the total service trade in the period of January to November, data from the MOC revealed.
Nissan Motor announced plans to cut car production in China by 30K units in the following months, as global automakers grapple with weakening demand in the car market.
The Japanese industrial production contracted in November and partially reversed the prior month's gain, while retail sales' growth weakened sharply amid increasing risks dragging and threatening the export-reliant economy.
Australia's mining firm Rio Tinto stated that it does not anticipate to cut positions next year even though it deployed automated heavy-haul trains to diminish costs.
Saudi Arabia will lift a travel ban on Lebanon after a Lebanese government will be formed, the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari says.
China's service exports increased by 14.7% to around $230B in the first 11 months of 2018, the Ministry of Commerce data shows.
Zimbabwe still faces economic challenges despite increasing investment in the country, the President Emmerson Mnangagwa says.
Government, parliament and courts should work together to ensure economic growth in Ukraine in 2019, the Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says.
Andry Rajoelina won a presidential election in the second round, Madagascar's Independent National Election Commission reports.