Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that Canadian retail sales surged 0.3% to $50.9B in July amid increase in sales at beverage and food stores and gasoline stations.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund is planning to proceed with more investments with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba after the joint venture they had established last week.
On Friday, Farfetch has increased its price range in its New York initial public offering to $20 per share from the previously set $17-$19 per share, valuing the luxury retailer at more than $5.8B.
On Friday, a severe North Sea storm has caused cancellation of tens of flights at the EU third-largest airport Schiphol in Amsterdam.
The buyout firm Lone Star is thinking over an initial public offering for Xella, its German building materials manufacturer, which it acquired in 2016 for $2.6B
The administration of the President of the United States has sanctioned Chinese military due to buying missile systems and fighter jets from Russia.
On Friday, Russian authorities announced that the United States are playing with fire, as they set economic sanctions on the Russian Federation.
On Thursday, Amazon.com has launched new Echo devices, such as speakers and other gadgets, in its bid to compete with the rivals Apple and Google.
PSA Group is urging France to resume the sales incentives on the company's rechargeable hybrid cars, as it launches plug-in versions of the larger models to adhere to the EU tough emissions rules.
Nivea lotion maker Beiersdorf has named its current Deputy CEO Stefan De Loecker as the company's CEO in December according to the German manager magazine.
On Friday, shares of Moss Bros Group plunged 29% to their lowest level in seven years, after a warning report that its annual operating profit is unlikely to meet the expectations.
Etihad and Emirates airlines have denied a report made by Bloomberg that the companies could sign a potential merger deal with Emirates taking over Etihad.
Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech investor, is acquiring up to 10% of extra stake in Germany's retailer Metro from Ceconomy, both companies announced on Thursday.
United Technologies has won the US defence contract worth about $2.46B to supply aircraft parts to the US Air Force, according to Pentagon's statement.
On Friday, ESR Group's unit made a A$693.2, or A$1.15 per share, takeover bid for Propertylink Group, the Australian real estate investment trust, Propertylink announced on Friday.
Spain's Caixabank announced on Thursday that it would sell a 9.4% stake in the country's oil giant Repsol and book a 450M loss in the Q3.
Medtronic, the medical equipment firm, is set to acquire Israel's Mazor Robotics in the all-cash deal worth about $1.64B, both companies announced on Thursday.
Japan's core consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August, though remained distant from the Bank of Japan's 2% target, suggesting that monetary policy would stay ultra-loose.
Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister, and the US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a summit meeting on September 26, Japan's top government spokesman stated.
Adobe Systems agreed to buy Marketo for $4.75B from private equity company Vista Equity Partners, adding weight to the cloud-based digital marketing business.
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies was in early negotiations to buy food delivery business Deliveroo, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
On Thursday, Vodafone said it would unveil about 1,000 5G enabled networks in the UK by 2020.
On Thursday, the cardinal of Hong Kong said that any deal with Beijing would result in a betrayal of Catholic faith and called for Pope's secretary of state to resign.
The woman who accused President's Donald Trump Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, faced Friday`s deadline to decide if to testify before a Senate panel.