Saudi Basic Industries Corp CEO Yousef al-Benyan stated on Sunday that the company is satisfied with its 25% stake in Swiss chemicals company Clariant and had no plans to take over it.
The Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that the government would review a plan to issue overseas sovereign bonds.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) plans to buy software company Refinitiv for $27B in an attempt to boost revenues and extend its global reach.
According to the Observer, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond met with the opposition Labour Party to discuss ways to halt a no-deal Brexit.
According to David Sassoli, the European Union Parliament President, Italy has promised to complete a high-speed rail link connecting the French city of Lyon with Turin.
The Bank of Russia has cut its lending rate to 7.25% from a previous value of 7.5% amid a slowdown in inflation, the central bank reports.
The Russian Federation Council has ratified an agreement on comprehensive strategic cooperation and partnership between the two countries, the government reports.
Starbucks' sales in China increased 6% in the second quarter of 2019 and net income reached $1.3B for Asia-Pacific region, the Starbucks CEO and President Kevin Johnson says.
The French President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet with Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss ties between the two countries after Brexit.
Google's parent company Alphabet revenue increased 19% to $38.94B in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, exceeding market expectations, the company reports.
Beijing's foreign trade expanded 6.8% to $201B in the first half of this year, compared to the same period the prior year, the Beijing Customs Office reports.
Intel Corporation's revenue declined 3% in the second quarter of the current year to $16.5B, compared to the same period in 2018, the Intel CEO Bob Swan says.
China plans to expand investment in small and medium-sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia, the Chairman of the Council for Promoting South-South Cooperation Lv Xinhua says.
Employment in Singapore expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2019 and the same period in 2018, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower says.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to visit Thailand, Micronesia and Australia in the beginning of August, the State Department reports.
Macao's unemployment rate remains unchanged at 1.7% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2019, the administrative region's statistic service reports.
Argentina's economic activity expanded 2.6% in May, compared to the same period in 2018, the first expansion in over a year, the National Institute of Statistic and Census reports.
The Moroccan government forecasts an economic expansion of 3.7% in 2020, an increase from a 2.9% growth forecast for 2019, the Minister of Finance Mohamed Benchaaboun says.
Portuguese startups have generated €2.2B in sales of goods in 2018, a 1.1% of the total economic activity, the Portuguese Minister of Economy Pedro Siza Vieira says.
The US economy expanded 2.1% in the second quarter of 2019 after a 3.1% expansion in the first quarter of the same year, the US Department of Commerce data shows.
Apple plans to purchase Intel Corporation's smartphone modem unit for $1B to facilitate production of its own 5G modem for next generation smartphones, the company reports.
Amazon's sales increased 20% to $63.4B in the second quarter of 2019, compared to $52.9B the same period the previous year, the Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky says.
John Glen, the UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury, has retained his position after the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reshuffled ministerial roles.
The US Commerce Department announced on Friday that the US GDP product increased at 2.9% in 2018, which missed the Trump administration's 3% target.