Stellantis is considering the closure of its production line at its Italian car plant Melfi, the FIM CISL union's head stated on Thursday amid a potential plan to tackle excess output capacity in Italy.
On Thursday, Cboe Global Markets announced its expansion into Asia by buying the Australian and Japanese share trading platforms to boost its presence in the financial market data's sector.
Brazil's central bank has cut its GDP growth forecast for 2021 from 3.8% to 3.6% due to higher uncertainty over the economic recovery.
During Thursday's European trading hours, crude oil prices declined despite the ongoing block of shipping through the Suez Canal.
On Thursday, Deutsche Telekom together with its Slovak division lost their appeal against the EU antitrust fine after Europe's main court had endorsed the sanctions.
On Thursday, China's tech giant Tencent reported that PUBG Mobile, its phone action game, had surpassed 1.0B accumulated downloads worldwide since the 2018 launch.
Europe needs to invest $355B into the telecoms infrastructure in four years if it seeks to launch 5G across the bloc to bolster economic growth.
The CEO of Verizon Communications, Hans Vestberg, was nominated to join BlackRock Inc's, the world's biggest asset manager stated.
Ingka Group, the owner of IKEA stores, bought a $16M stake in what3words, the technology startup based in London that helps to pinpoint locations.
E-sports and gaming group MTG agreed to buy Ninja Kiwi, the mobile games developer, for around $186M to expand its gaming portfolio, the company announced.
Intel is set to expand its advanced chip production capacity, as it announced plans to spend $20B to build two plants in Arizona and open its facilities to outside customers.
On Wednesday, due to a ship blocking the Suez Canal and shipments to Europe from the Middle East, crude oil prices jumped by 6.00%.
During Wednesday's US trading hours, US stock indices surged, as the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen revealed a positive outlook on economic recovery.
By the end of Wednesday's European trading hours, stock indices in Europe remained unchanged due to good data being outweighed by coronavirus lockdowns.
On Wednesday, General Motors has extended its production reductions in North America amid the global semiconductor chip shortage, which impacted the car sector.
On Wednesday, China's smartphone maker Xiaomi posted a 36.7% surge in its Q4 net profit, as its competitor Huawei had to retreat from the international market amid US-led sanctions.
On Wednesday, shares of GameStop tumbled over 14% before the bell, following the videogame retailer's statement that it was considering whether to raise the price of the planned $100M share sale.
Didi Chuxing, the Chinese top ride-hailing company, considers choosing New York instead of Hong Kong for the planned initial public offering, expecting a valuation of no less than $100B via the float.
ByteDance hired Shou Zi Chew, the Xiaomi executive, as its CEO in a step towards an initial public offering of the TikTok owner's businesses.
On Wednesday, Volkswagen's Czech automaker Skoda Auto announced an investment worth around €2.5B during the upcoming five years in electric vehicles and other future technologies.
On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency company Blockchain.com stated it had raised $300M in its latest round of funding at the $5.2B valuation.
During Wednesday's European trading hours, the US Dollar Index reached the 92.60 level and booked a new 2021 high level.
Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that Tesla's customers can now buy the company's electric vehicles using bitcoin, with the option to become available outside the US later this year.
On Wednesday, Tencent Holdings, China's social media and gaming company, reported its quarterly profit surged as much as 175% to $9.09B, beating analysts' forecasts.