The US fintech strat-up Stripe has attracted $245M in the latest funding round, bringing the San Francisco-based company's value to $20.25B, a solid surge from its $9.2B valuation in 2016.
Norway's Equinor is seeking to acquire Chevron's 40% stake in the British gas and oil field Rosebank, sources familiar with the matter reported on Friday.
Chanel stated on Friday it had acquired the British swimwear maker Orlebar Brow from the label founder Adam Brown and other investors group, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
General Dynamics' unit Bath Iron Works has won a $3.9B US defence contract, along with Huntington Ingalls Industries, to construct six DDG 51 class vessels, the Pentagon reported.
Canada's Sun Life and Britain's Prudential are among five bidders for an 80% majority stake in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Indonesia insurance business.
The joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, United Launch Services, has won $867M US defence contract for the EELV programme designed for its Atlas and Delta IV rockets.
Mohammed Bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, is planning a visit to Kuwait this Saturday to hold talks over the kingdom's political dispute with Qatar, Kuwaiti News Agency reported.
The head of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani on Friday announced that the Italian budget plan will impact savings and job creation in the country.
On Friday, the Italian new government proposed the budget of 2019 with a deficit, which is three times higher than the previously set target. The event created a selloff of Italian bonds.
Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a $5.1B US defence contract to construct six DDG 51 class vessels, according to a Pentagon report.
Volkswagen is ready to support hardware retrofitting for its older diesel cars, offering the German drivers to exchange some of their vehicles for newer models.
Shares in the EU advertising firms WPP and Publicis plunged this Friday, after the Wall Street Journal presented a report saying the US had launched a probe into media-buying practices in the sector.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has entered talks to acquire the app developer Softvision in a possible deal worth $550M the IT provider, as the IT provider seeks boosting its digital business.
Germany's brake systems maker, Knorr-Bremse, is set to list its shares on Frankfurt's stock exchange, expecting to attract up to $4.89B.
Perella Weinberg Partners, the boutique advisory company, has asked JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs to lead the group's initial public offering, expected to take place this year-end, according to Bloomberg.
According to the recent economists poll of Reuters, Singapore is likely to tighten its monetary policy in October again, although change in policy is expected to be modest.
In 2018, the number of companies which are willing to go public on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has tripled in comparison with a previous year due to the rapid development of tech companies in the region.
On Friday, Japanese Mizuho Research published a new industrial report for Japan which underlines that the manufacturing output in Japan have recovered only moderately.
On Friday, Japanese Nikkei hit 27-year high because of the dollar boost after the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve claimed that he is not expecting a near-time recession.
On Friday, a top diplomat of China said that the Rohingya problem should not be expanded or "internationalised" as the UN prepares to set up a special body to investigate the Rohingya issue.
On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's claimed that its chairman Lee Sang-hoon would continue to serve as a chairman after a recent allegations in sabotaging activities of the labour trade union.
On Thursday, the US Air Force claimed that Boeing Co won $9.2B contract to build a new US Air Force training jet over the life of the whole program.
On Thursday, the Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed that India preserves its plans to buy Iranian oil and to continue the economic partnership between two nations.
On Thursday, business groups, such as the US Chamber of Commerce and others, called on the US Appeal Court to not undo the merger deal between AT&T and the TV show and film maker Time Warner.