Britain's IG announced on Thursday it was planning to acquire tastytrade, the US trading platform, in a $1.0B deal.
TIAA's asset management unit worth $1.1 trillion, Nuveen, exited Chinese companies that had been affected by the US investment ban, including such companies as Xiaomi Corp and China Telecom.
The US President Joe Biden announced the United States would return to the global Paris Agreement to battle climate change amid a review of the ex-President Donald Trump's actions.
Procter & Gamble boosted its full-year sales estimates for the second time, benefiting from higher demand for the company's cleaning products, driven by the coronavirus pandemic.
The central bank of China is planning tougher antitrust rules for the non-bank payments industry's companies, such as Tencent's WeChat Pay and Ant Group's Alipay.
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new electric compact sports utility vehicle, the EQA, as the German carmaker seeks to take on its competitor Tesla, as well as meet emission-free targets in China and Europe.
United Airlines Holdings reported it is planning to trim about $2B of its annual costs by 2023 following the pandemic-driven fourth consecutive quarterly loss.
Morgan Stanley boosted its long and short-term operating targets, as the coronavirus-caused volatility in the financial markets resulted in the bank's quarterly profit to be above estimates.
Kinder Morgan, the pipeline operator, topped Wall Street's outlook for quarterly results, reporting its revenue surged to $3.12B, above the forecast of $3.05B.
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG agreed to purchase Spain's Air Europa for €500M, after the price was cut in half in the pandemic.
HSBC is set to cut up to 340 manager positions within a shake-up of the UK branch network, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Amazon sued the EU antitrust regulators for letting Italy's competition watchdog continue its own investigation against the US online retailer over the way it chooses sellers.
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz revealed the EQA, the new electric SUV, within a strategy to take on Tesla and offer more emission-free cars and meet targets in China and Europe.
Shares of Netflix, the world's biggest streaming service, soared as much as 13% in the premarket trading on Wednesday on the company's statement it no longer needs borrowing of billions of dollars in order to finance its content.
On Wednesday, Wall Street main indexes were about to open close to their record highs, as Joe Biden was ready to take the office as a new US President, Reuters reported.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that the US President Joe Biden would impose curbs on US oil industry.
The government of Bahrain revealed on Wednesday that it would raise $2 billion in a government bond sale.
On Wednesday, crude oil price benchmarks reached above the $56 level, as the new US administration was expected to reduce supply and increase demand.
During Wednesday's European trading hours, stock indices surged, as a surge was attributed to a rise in luxury stock prices.
On Wednesday, the Founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma had his first public appearance since October.
The US auto safety regulator called on Ford Motor to recall 3M vehicles over potentially faulty Takata air bags, rejecting the carmaker's bid to avoid the recall.
Elliott Management is shuttering the 20-strong office based in Hong Kong, as the US hedge fund moved responsibility for the Asia investment decisions to Tokyo and London.
Best Inc, the Chinese logistics company backed by Alibaba Group, is exploring a sale amid a strategic review, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The California-based electric vehicle startup Rivian announced on Tuesday a $2.65B investment, led by funds and accounts recommended by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.