On Wednesday, Britain's competition regulator has launched a formal probe into Amazon.com's investment in the food delivery firm Deliveroo, setting December 11 as a deadline for a decision on the investigation's first phase.
China's Geely Holding-controlled Volvo Cars is seeking to reduce the carbon footprint produced by its vehicles by 40% by 2025 as the carmaker aims to become climate neutral by the year of 2040, it announced on Wednesday.
Huawei Technologies reported on Wednesday its Q3 revenue skyrocketed 27% to $23.28B, boosted by an increase in its smartphone shipments launched before the United States blacklisted the Chinese company.
The Euro Zone inflation has increased 0.8%, plunging to the slowed pace in about three years this September and missing previous expectations of a 0.9% rise, the EU statistics agency reported on Wednesday.
Bank of America, the second-biggest US bank by assets, reported on Wednesday its quarterly profit plunged 21% to $5.27B, or 56 cents a share, tumbled mainly by a $2.0B pretax impairment charge.
On Wednesday, Leo Varadkar, the Irish Prime Minister stated that the last talks between Britain and the EU had not brought any solution to the Brexit issues, including trade and the Irish border status.
The Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies reported on Tuesday its revenue rose 24.4% during the first three quarters in the current year to $86.0B, by shipping over 185M smartphones within the same period, up 26% year-over-year.
The Dutch-based lighting firm Signify agreed with Eaton Corp. to acquire Cooper Lighting Solutions in a cash-deal worth $1.4B, as it seeks to expand its footprint in North America.
The union of the United Auto Workers and General Motors are nearing a deal to terminate the month-long UAW strike that had cost the carmaker around $2.0B, after the President Mark Reuss and the CEO Mary Barra took part in the contract talks.
The global private equity group Permira has closed its new fund at $12.13B of committed capital, as the firm seeks to invest in the technology businesses, consumer and financial services, as well as healthcare and industrial technology industries.
Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm, made a bid to acquire the US technology equipment distributor Tech Data Corp in a deal worth $5.0B, Reuters reported.
MGM Resorts International is planning to sell its Las Vegas' Circus Circus and Bellagio resorts in two separate deals worth around $5.0B, as the US casino operator aims at monetising its assets of real estate and boost its balance sheet.
The Central Bank of South Korea trimmed its key interest rate 25 basis points to 1.25%, in line with expectations, leaving the possibility for further easing.
The International Monetary Fund announced its expectations for the economy of Saudi Arabia to grow 0.2% in 2019, down from the prior estimate of 1.9%, amid oil production cuts.
UnitedHealth provided upbeat expectations for 2020 profit, expecting the growth to be more than 13%, which would outpace current Wall Street forecast.
Whirlpool announced that it would close the company's Naples plant on November 1, despite the attempt by Italy's government to maintain the site open.
Intel Corp has signed a deal with Canada's Pivot Technology Solutions to acquire its software business Smart Edge, designed to run on Intel's chips, for $27M, the US chipmaker stated on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the German federal network regulator revealed its rules for the 5G mobile networks build-out and, unlike the United States, is not excluding China's Huawei Technologies.
On Tuesday, Alphabet's Google has announced its mid-tier Pixelbook Go laptop, designed for users on-the-go, at the price starting $649 and the wireless earbuds Pixel Buds worth $179.
Flipkart, Walmart's Indian division, is adding its original content to the company's newly created video service, Flipkart announced on Tuesday, amid competition with the rival Amazon.com-owned Prime Video.
Tesla Inc is set to launch installations of its home power batteries called Powerwall in Japan in spring 2020, the US electric battery and vehicle maker announced on Tuesday, marking its product debut in Asia.
OCTAL, the Omani plastics packaging producer, is seeking an adviser ahead of potential capital raising via an equity sale, according to a Reuters report seen on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Germany's Wirecard shares dropped more than 20%, after the Financial Times released a report alleging the company of impropriety, saying its accounting practices are indicating attempts to inflate profits and sales.
KKR & Co's consortium has cancelled potentially the largest Australian IPO planned for this year, its Latitude Financial lender's listing, Reuters reported on Tuesday.