European software investor Hg is set to invest nearly $2B in Visma, the Norwegian software company, which is currently valued at about $12.2B, sources said.
The European Commission approved a €290M aid package for German carrier Lufthansa's Belgian unit to help the company to ride out the coronavirus crisis.
Several top executives at Adyen, the Dutch-based payment-processing firm, sold 15% of their stakes in the company, cashing $822M in total.
The European Purchasing Managers Indices released on Friday revealed worse than expected outlook and caused a Euro decline.
On Friday, it was revealed by statisticians that in July UK retail sales surged past pre-coronavirus levels.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand revealed on Friday that it is closely monitoring labour market conditions to decide upon interest rates.
On Friday, Turkey reported significant findings of gas in the Black Sea, which should start a new era for Turkish energy.
The Australian Westpac Banking Corp stated on Friday that it would sell the company's vendor finance business. The business would be sold to a US firm.
During Thursday's US trading hours, Tesla stock price pierced the 2,000.00 level, as the company announced a share split, which could attract more investors.
On Friday, news outlets reported that crude oil prices were about to book a third week of gains. However, note that the prices had gained less than 7%.
On Thursday, Lipper revealed that US equity funds had experienced a $9.3 billion weekly fund outflow.
Data released on Friday revealed that throughout July Japan's core consumer prices had remained unchanged.
The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell on Thursday scheduled a speech on policy for the next Thursday, August 27.
On Thursday, a Californian court of appeals announced that Uber and Lyft do not have to register their drivers as employees.
During Thursday's US trading hours, in the aftermath of the Wednesday's decline, US stock indices retraced back up.
SQM sold more than 12.6K tonnes of lithium in the Q2, up 45% from the Q1, even as lower prices ravaged profits, the producer of the metal used in EV batteries stated.
Singapore Exchange expanded its partnership with FTSE Russell, aiming to jointly develop multi-asset index derivatives products.
Johnson & Johnson agreed to acquire Momenta Pharmaceuticals for nearly $6.5B, aiming to strengthen its portfolio of medications for autoimmune diseases.
Chile's Antofagasta restarted growth projects and maintained its dividend, even after earnings fell 22% in H1 on weaker copper prices, it announced on Thursday.
China's online insurance platform Waterdrop raised $230M in a funding round led by Swiss Re and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.
Airbnb announced that it filed for an initial public offering with the US regulators, as the market of short-term rental rebounded.
The People's Bank of China revealed on Thursday that its loans to small businesses had increased by 27.5% on a year to year basis.
On Thursday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry announced that the United States and China have agreed to continue their previously paused trade talks.
As the Federal Reserve strengthened the US Dollar on late Wednesday, a global stock sell off started during Thursday's trading hours.