Britain's Reckitt Benckiser is set to pay up to $1.4B to resolve the US federal inquiries into the company related to Suboxone Film's sales and marketing launched by Indivior, its ex-prescription pharmaceuticals business.
The US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into French planned taxes on technology firms, a probe that could result into the United States imposing trade restrictions or new tariffs.
Shares in Japan's Nintendo grew more than 4% over Thursday, following the company's report that it is likely to launch Switch Lite soon, a cheaper version of highly popular Switch games.
The BMW Group has reported record sales of 241,000 vehicles in June, a 0.7% increase compared to the same period the prior year, the German car producer reports.
Cuba and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen ties between the two countries during a visit of the Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh to the Caribbean island.
The Russian federal budget recorded a surplus of $24.6B, or 3.1% of the GDP, in the first six months of 2019, the Russian Finance Ministry reports.
Concerns about the global economic growth and trade tensions weight on the US economic outlook and activity, the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says.
On Wednesday, S&P 500 hit the 3000 points mark after the US Federal Reserve's Chairman Jerome Powell comment lifted rate cut hopes.
On Wednesday, the ex-UK Prime Minister John Major promised to go to court in a bid to stop Boris Johnson from suspending the British Parliament and pulling the queen into a constitutional crisis.
HitecVision, the private equity firm, and Oman's oil group Petrogas tied up to acquire a portfolio of the UK North Sea oilfields from Total in a deal valued at $635M, the companies announced on Wednesday.
International Business Machines has signed on Tuesday a $34B worth acquisition of the software firm Red Hat, as the company seeks to boost the cloud computing business.
Toyota Motor is set to establish a chip joint venture with the car-parts maker Denso, seeking to develop automotive semiconductors due to the industry moving towards self-driving and connected vehicles.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Auditors revealed that none of the 48 bank stress tests of the European Banking Authority were performed in an appropriate manner.
The main candidate for the next UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to suspend the Parliament to get the no-deal Brexit, calling such a move "absolutely bizarre".
Iran has welcomed French efforts to redeem the 2015 nuclear pact, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stated on Wednesday after the top diplomatic adviser of France' President Emmanuel Macron visited Tehran to discuss potential options to ease the crisis.
Go-Jek, Indonesia's ride-hailing app, is planning to make an announcement about a strategic partnership with Siam Commercial Bank, the Thai biggest lender, this Thursday that deemed to deepen their ties, both companies stated on Wednesday.
Apple has launched its programme in Shanghai aimed to help China developers establish apps as the US tech giant seeks to expand its services business in the Asian country.
Larry Kudlow, the senior White House economic adviser, said that the United States and China negotiators held constructive trade talks on Tuesday.
According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, China's factory prices were flat in June from a year earlier, as manufacturers shift more production abroad to avoid the US-China trade war.
Crude oil prices edged higher on Wednesday, as data showed a bigger-than-expected decline in the US stockpiles for the fourth consecutive weeks.
Shares of Deutsche Bank extended its decline on Tuesday, as investors were sceptical about the company's CEO Christian Sewing plans to reform the bank.
Wall Street edged lower on Tuesday, as investors and traders were worried about a hit to firm earnings from the continued US-China trade tensions.
Deutsche Bank is in talks with the British fintech firm OakNorth to use its monitoring and credit analysis platforms, a source familiar with the matter says.
The US and China plan to relaunch trade talks after a two month stop in negotiations, but there is little sign that differences between the two countries have narrowed.