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.
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut its one-week US Dollar swap operation with other major central banks.
During Thursday's European trading hours, European stock indices declined, as the Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes strengthened the US Dollar and caused a European sell off.
China's electric vehicle producer Nio has started a battery renting service, which would allow drivers to purchase an electric vehicle without owning the battery.
The US Dollar rebounded on Wednesday, the dollar index, which measures the greenback's against a basket of currencies rose by 1% above the two-year low at 92.12.
Xilinx Inc and Subaru Corp stated that the Japanese automaker is set to use one of the Silicon Valley firm's chips to power a driver-assistance system.
Nvidia announced expectations for Q3 sales above forecasts, though results from the data centre business of the semiconductor industry disappointed some investors, pressuring shares.
Maersk issued earnings guidance exceeding its expectations at the beginning of 2021 and said it anticipates container demand to return to pre-COVID levels in the H1.
The EU did not recognize Belarus elections' results and is set to shortly impose sanctions over those who participated in the repression of protests and electoral fraud.
On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines announced that the company expects a smaller third quarter cash burn, as flight booking had been improving.
Reuters revealed on Wednesday that OPEC+ and its allies gathered on Wednesday to review how the countries had complied with agreed oil production cuts.
Amazon revealed on Wednesday that the company had increased its expansion into UK grocery market by making a deal with Morrisons.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that Marriott International would face a data breach lawsuit in London against a group of hotel guests.
The German vaccines regulator announced on Wednesday that Germany could start coronavirus vaccination in early 2021.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission revealed on Wednesday that it had sent the Unites States Oil Fund a Wells notice.
On Wednesday, PizzaExpress announced that it would close down 73 outlets in the United Kingdom, as the company cannot handle rental costs.
On Wednesday, Target Corp reported the company's best quarterly sales increase and a tripled online revenue.
On Wednesday, Wall Street stock indices were pushed higher by better than expected earnings from Lowe's and Target.
On Wednesday, European stock indices declined. The stock drop was attributed to the ongoing growth in coronavirus cases.
During Wednesday's European trading hours, crude oil price benchmarks declined, as the markets expected a decline in US oil demand.