Prior to the US trading opening, US stock indices were set to surge, as the revealed gridlock in the US politics signalled that no new regulation could be set up upon large companies.
Sweden's Volvo Trucks is set to sell a full range of its heavy-duty, electric trucks in Europe already next year, according to the company's statement made on Thursday.
The world's biggest steelmaker ArcelorMittal reported on Thursday its Q3 core profit above estimates as easing of the coronavirus lockdowns improved demand.
On Thursday, oil plunged more than 1% on US election uncertainty, as the Democrat Joe Biden nears the White House, while the Republicans are likely to retain control over Senate.
The European Central Bank is poised to add next month new measures to support the European economy, the Bank's policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos stated.
Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo announced that it already met 2020 goal, as the profit totalled €3.1B, even before taking into account acquisition of UBI.
The UK supermarket group Sainsbury is expected to announce plans to slash 3K positions, alongside its H1 results on Thursday, The Times reported.
T-Mobile US is expected to pay a $200M fine to resolve the FCC investigation into the company's Sprint unit, as it failed to comply with rules under a subsidy program.
Exports from India declined 5.4% to $24.82B in October amid the coronavirus pandemic, data published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry show.
Sales of imported cars in South Korea increased by 9.8% in October, compared to the same period in 2019, the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association reports.
The South Korean memory semiconductor supplier SK hynix announced a 18.9% increase in revenue to $7.2B and a net income of $950M in the third quarter of 2020.
The unemployment rate in New Zealand reached a record high of 5.3% in September, data published by the statistics department Stats NZ show.
Net profit of BMW increased by 17.4% to €1.82B in the third quarter of 2020, compared to the same period the prior year, the German car producer reports.
On Wednesday, the US elections were plagued by misinformation spread online about the results after the President Donald Trump's false claims about his victory, while millions of votes were still uncounted.
Walmart and Comcast are negotiating the development and distribution of smart TVs, according to the Wall Street Journal's report.
Britain's largest domestic bank Lloyds announced it was cutting 1070 job positions, stepping up redundancies despite its profit rebound in the Q3.
Shares of Lyft and Uber Technologies rose 16% and 12% respectively on Wednesday after Wall Street cheered the companies' projected victory in the battle to set the gig economy's terms.
Subaru increased its operating profit outlook on Wednesday by over a third to $1.05B, as car sales in the US rebounded more than expected after the pandemic hit demand.
During Wednesday's European trading hours, crude oil prices rose almost 3%, as the US President Donald Trump claimed victory in Tuesday's elections.
Chinese regulators shocked retail investors who made bids of a record $3.0 trillion in Ant Group by abruptly suspending the planned stock market debut that deemed to become the world's largest IPO.
On Wednesday, S&P 500 futures turned down in volatile trade following the US President Donald Trump's claims about his victory in the election, despite millions of votes uncounted.
On Wednesday, the United States has formally exited the global climate agreement amid election uncertainty, fulfilling the President Donald Trump's years-long promise to withdraw the second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world from the pact.
On Wednesday, BMW stated its Q3 profit surged nearly 10% on the growing demand for its luxury cars in China, adding it also reiterated its outlook.
On Tuesday, Thomson Reuters said in a statement that its revenue surged by 2% to $1.44 billion in the third quarter.