On Thursday, Aircraft lease company SMBC Aviation Capital announced that it is not expecting a lift of the grounding of the 737 MAX airplanes until next year.
Data published by Reuters on Thursday, revealed that, despite trade tensions between the EU and the US, German exports to the United States have increased.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese officials invited the United States to another round of trade negotiations.
By the middle of Thursday's European trading, stock indices in Europe declined to a three week low level. The decline was attributed to a sell off that followed the recent touch of historical high levels.
Crude oil prices took a beating on Thursday, as tensions between Washington and Beijing over the Hong Kong protests threatened to undermine their trade talks.
On Thursday, global equity markets edged lower, as the US-China row over the Hong Kong crisis threatened to threaten trade deal hopes.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, SoftBank Group has approached Japan's top banks, namely, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Mizuho Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to borrow $2.8B.
PayPal Holdings, the US payment processor, announced it is set to acquire the privately-owned rewards platform, called Honey Science Corp, in a deal valued at about $4.0B.
DNB is expected to expand its near-term share buybacks, while aiming to cut costs 1.5B-2B Norwegian crowns in the following three years.
Daimler is set to start selling the company's all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC in the US early in 2020 at a $67,900 starting price, the carmaker stated.
Continental said that it would reduce engine manufacturing activities, as emissions rules threaten demand for engine components, resulting in around 5K job cuts by 2028.
Apple Inc announced that it started a new $1B campus construction process in Texas to house at least 5K employees, with the capacity to expand to 15K positions.
Target Corp has increased its full-year profit outlook after reporting better-than-estimated Q3 results on Wednesday ahead of the winter holiday season, sending the company's shares up over 10%.
Prosus NV, the Dutch technology firm, urged Just Eat's shareholders to accept the company's unsolicited £4.9B cash offer for the British food delivery operator by December 10, rejecting Takeaway.com's bid.
On Wednesday, China's Pinduoduo reported a bigger quarterly loss of 2.34B yuan amid higher operating expenses, plunging the e-commerce firm's shares down 13% on the report.
Microsoft Corp reported that Teams, the software maker's workplace messaging app that allows clients to chat, make calls and share files, surpassed over 20M daily active users, 7M more than July reading.
Alibaba Group, China's e-commerce giant, has raised about $12.9B in the Hong Kong landmark listing, pricing its shares at HK$176 each; the city's biggest share sale in nine years.
On Wednesday, Intesa Sanpaolo revealed it had entered talks with the payments group Nexi over a potential deal that could strengthen their commercial partnership.
Lowe's Cos Inc has increased its full-year profit estimates on Wednesday, helping allay fears over the US consumer health after its bigger rival Home Depot trimmed the annual sales forecasts ahead of the winter holiday season.
Saudi Aramco is planning to meet investors in Dubai and Abu Dhabi next week in which the state oil giant seeks to attract about $25.6B in the world's largest share sale.
The US Federal Aviation Administration's head Steve Dickson stated on Wednesday the FAA would be tougher regarding the Boeing 777x certification following deadly crashes involving the 737 MAX model.
On Wednesday, the Emirates President Tim Clark stated at the Dubai Airshow that the airline would resume its expansion potentially by early 2020s, after announcing a $9B order for 30 Boeing's 787 Dreamliners.
On Wednesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore revealed that it intends to regulate cryptocurrency futures trading. The decision was made under pressure from international investors.
Australia's Westpac Banking is accused of 23M breaches of the anti-money laundering laws, regulators stated on Wednesday, adding the banking giant has been ignoring red flags, enabling payments from "high risk" countries and convicted child sex offenders for years.