A consortium, led by Canada's billionaire Lawrence Stroll, and the Italian and Kuwaiti private equity groups have agreed to invest 500 million Pounds into the British carmaker, Aston Martin.
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Bayer AG is in talks to potentially settle the company's Roundup weedkiller lawsuit in the United States.
Shares of Exxon Mobil edged lower by 3% to $62.86 in early trading on Friday after the company announced a 5.2% decline in Q4 profit.
On Friday, the President of France Emmanuel Macron plans to address the French people on the UK exit from the European Union.
The United Kingdom will officially exit from the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday, ending its 47 years membership of the world's largest trading bloc.
The President of France Emmanuel Macron plans to address the French people on Friday at 17:15 GMT, on UK's exit from the European Union.
The French largest telecoms company Orange announced it had selected Nokia and Ericsson its 5G network deployment in France, as Huawei Technologies is facing tough political scrutiny in Europe.
On Friday, Brazilian statisticians revealed that the country's jobless rate has declined to 11%, which is the lowest in almost four years.
Exxon Mobil reported quarterly profits on Friday and revealed that the company has experienced a 5.2% profit decline.
On Friday, the United Kingdom was set to officially leave the European Union. The event did not appear to cause a financial market reaction, as volatility remained stable.
United Parcel Service is expanding its efforts to trim delivery costs and emissions by ordering 10K of electric trucks from Britain's Arrival and a test-launch of Waymo's self-driving cars to carry packages.
On Friday, Nintendo Co's CEO Shuntaro Furukawa stated the gaming firm would not launch a new Switch model in 2020, dispelling rumours that it had plans to upgrade the hit-device version.
Shares of Facebook plunged 7% on a report by the social media giant about the slowest quarterly growth in years, tumbled by higher expenses and expected stagnant growth.
MTN Group, the telecommunications company, announced a $1.6B investment in Nigeria, following a resolution of a legal case with Nigeria's government.
Avast, the UK cybersecurity company, will halt the Jumpshot analytics business due to the data privacy scandal, putting hundreds of job positions at risk and deepening a fall in its shares.
Shares in Verizon Communications plunged about 1% as the Q4 profits missed forecasts, despite the company's robust growth in postpaid mobile phone subscribers that beat analysts' expectations.
Tesla has signed a partnership with China's CATL and South Korean giant LG Chem for a battery supply used in the company's electric cars, according to a Reuters report.
Apple has launched its Maps app's redesigned version for the US users, offering new features, such as indoor maps of malls and airports, following its previous announcement that the tech giant is completely rebuilding the application.
Amazon.com topped analysts' expectations for the holiday-quarter sales and revenue, as the company's efforts to accelerate delivery helped lure more shoppers, sending the online retailer's shares up 10%.
Verizon Communications reported it had added 790K postpaid mobile phone subscribers in the Q4, beating estimates of 525K users; the result driven by a free one-year subscription to the streaming service Disney+.
On Thursday, Visa Inc reported a 10% increase of its quarterly profit amid better than expected spending during Christmas holidays.
Opel is set to set up a battery cell factory in Kaiserslautern, which will create 2K jobs at a site heavily dependent on producing parts for cars with combustion engine.
Uniper is set to close most of hard coal-fired plants in Germany over the following years to 2025, making up half its EU coal capacity.
Hershey anticipated its profit and sales in 2020 largely above expectations, after its reported sales that beat forecasts on higher prices and investments in healthier snacks.