On Wednesday, General Motors reported a better-than-expected profit results, saying it would expect robust full year earnings results that should be driven by a high demand in North America.
Quad/Graphics, the printing services company, stated on Wednesday it was planning to acquire the peer LSC Communications in the all-stock deal worth around $1.4B, seeking for expansion in the industry.
Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian local railways, is set to make a proposal to acquire the national carrier Alitalia's assets, the company at the board meeting.
Intu Properties has given to the John Whittaker-led consortium time until November 15 to present a firm proposal for the shopping centre owner.
On Wednesday, Tata Steel stated it would continue negotiating with the EU Commission over the planned joint venture with the German firm Thyssenkrupp.
The British competition watchdog granted its approval to CME Group's $4.96B deal to acquire NEX Group owned by Michael Spencer.
On Wednesday, the UK betting and gaming company William Hill stated it had made a proposal to acquire the Swedish gaming firm Mr Green & Co for $307.40M, as it seeks to diversify and expand into more EU markets.
On Wednesday, shares in L'Oreal surged as much as 5.9% in early trading, after the fashion and cosmetics firm reported higher Q3 sales, with a turnover boosted by the rising demand in Asia.
On Wednesday, Siemens announced it would invest up to €600M in Berlin, seeking to turn the German capital's part into the technology and industrial hub.
On Wednesday, AMP, the Australian biggest wealth manager, defended the valuation of the firm's life insurance unit, following the fund manager threats to campaign for board spill over a business sale last week for $2.3B.
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro might sale an extra $20B in assets within 2019, indicating that the oil company is planning to keep the robust pace of its divestments, in spite of the recent setbacks.
Newell Brands is getting closer to sell its US producer of memorabilia to the private equity group Platinum Equity for about $1.3B, sources reported.
Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm, has entered the advanced talks to acquire the US aluminium products manufacturer Arconic in a potential deal worth over $11B.
On Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary of the UK Jeremy Hunt claimed that after the departure from the EU the UK is planning to hire 1000 diplomatic staff to expand its diplomatic network.
On Wednesday, T-Mobile US Inc claimed that it managed to beat the Wall Street's estimated profit for the third quarter of 2018 and estimated amount of new subscribers.
On Wednesday, Chinese search engine company Baidu claimed that it has topped the estimated profit because of the traffic growth on company's mobile app.
On Wednesday, ecommerce giant Ebay claimed that it has beaten the analysts' estimates with $22B of profit after implementing cost cutting efforts.
On Wednesday, British digital banking startup Monzo, backed by Orange Digital Ventures and Passion Capital, claimed that after the latest funding round it managed to attract $1.3B in total and got a unicorn status.
According to the Purchasing Manager's Index, China's manufacturing sector showed the slowest growth for the last two year in October due to the trade war with the US.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump claimed he believes that a "great trade deal" between China and the US could be achieved but warned that in case of no deal the US is ready to implement additional tariffs.
The UK sportswear group Sports Direct acquired Evans Cycles, the specialist cycling retailer, to rescue the firm from liquidation, saying the chain is planning to keep only half of its 62 stores open.
The private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Bain Capital are competing to take over the third-biggest pizza delivery group in the world, Papa John's, sources with a knowledge said on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Allergan's CEO Brent Saunders stated that the early offers proposed by possible buyers for its business units, which had been put up for a sale, undervalued the firms, sending the company's shares down over 6%.
The Hero Group, Swiss consumer goods firm, announced on Tuesday it had sold its US decoration business unit Signature Brands to Traub Capital, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.