Eurazeo, the European investment firm, is considering to sell about 30% stake in the car rental company Europcar Mobility Group, seeking to withdraw from the struggling French firm.
Telecom Italia is planning a stake sale in the mobile mast tie-up with its rival Vodafone, as the Italian company seeks to infrastructure funds, TIM's CEO announced.
US attorneys general are set to expand the antitrust investigation of Google's advertising practices into its flagship Android business, according to a CNBC report.
On Thursday, Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway unveiled its new investment in Restoration Hardware, sending shares in the luxury home furnishings chain up 6.7% on the news.
It was announced by Walmart on Thursday that the company is increasing its annual profit estimates, as good economic data has boosted future outlook.
On Thursday, US PPI data revealed that inflation in the US is being mostly boosted by healthcare costs. Despite the news, the data strengthened the Federal Reserve's stance on not cutting interest rates.
By the end of Thursday's European trading, crude oil prices traded almost flat, as news from the US and OPEC balanced one another's impact on oil.
On Thursday, risk-off sentiment was present in the markets. The sentiment boosted the Japanese Yen and limited stock gains.
Tougher emissions rules are expected to hit Daimler's profits next years, prompting the carmaker to seek €1B in savings by cutting jobs at Mercedes-Benz business by the 2022 end.
The US Producer Price Index increased 0.4% in October, the biggest rise since April, supported by higher costs of goods and services, further bolstering the Fed's stance not to cut rates again in the near term.
Asda, the UK supermarket unit of the US retail titan Walmart, reported on Thursday its comparable sales dropped 0.5% in its fiscal Q3, blaming uncertainty related to Britain's exit from the EU bloc that negatively affected its spending patterns.
Ford Motor Co will be using the Mustang name for the carmaker's new electric SUV, calling it Mustang Mach-E and planning to trigger the car order in the US, Canada and EU starting November 17.
On Thursday, OPEC stated it is expecting a smaller oil surplus of 70K bpd in 2020, but still sees a drop in demand for the crude oil to 29.58M bpd.
On Thursday, the Vice President of the European Central Bank Luis De Guindos stated that the ECB should widen its monetary policy tool list. The news were understood as a signal of more monetary easing.
Apple's Heart study has revealed that the tech giant's wearable device Apple Watch is able to detect atrial fibrillation accurately, helping people to identify potential heart problems.
Tencent Holdings reported a 13% plummet in its quarterly profit affected by weaker smartphone games business and decline in computer games and media advertising revenue.
Carl Icahn, the activist investor, has acquired $1.2B HP Inc stake, pushing for the PC maker's merger deal with the printer producer Xerox Corp, according to the Wall Street Journal.
One of the Japanese key internet firms, SoftBank's Yahoo Japan, has confirmed on Thursday it entered merger talks with Line Corp amid company's expansion of its payments and e-commerce services.
Foxconn, a major supplier to Apple, posted a stronger-than-expected 23% increase in quarterly profit and forecast moderate growth in the core business in 2020.
Apollo Global Management stated that it agreed to acquire Tech Data, the US information technology equipment distributor, in a $5.4B valued deal.
The Federal Trade Commission started a preliminary inquiry over Mastercard and Visa for likely prohibiting merchants from other debit networks' usage.
On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell announced that the US economy can expect a sustained expansion.
On Wednesday, Walt Disney Company released its Disney+ streaming service. The event caused a surge of Disney's stock price.
During the Wednesday's US trading, crude oil price benchmarks moved higher. The surge was caused by OPEC announcing that US oil production should grow less than previously expected.