China's economic growth in the Q2 likely slowed to 6.2%, the weakest pace in almost 27 years due to weakening demand abroad and at home caused by the toughen trade war with Washington.
Japan's Hitachi has launched the formal sale process of its chemical unit worth $5.6B, with the first bids due by August 9, a deal that should attract interest from various global private-equity companies.
The US Department of Justice has launched an inquiry to figure out whether Deutsche Bank had violated the anti-money-laundering or foreign corruption laws in its dealing for Malaysia's 1MDB, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump order to launch an investigation into the French plan to tax technology companies, an inquiry that could cause new tariffs from the part of the United States.
On Thursday, the Bank of England announced that British banks have enough capital and can deal with a no-deal Brexit and the US-China trade war.
Swiss Re, the reinsurance group, has put off its plans for a $4.1B worth initial public offering of ReAssure, the British life insurer, which was set for trading in London starting from Thursday, citing a slowing demand from its institutional investors.
McAfee, the cybersecurity software firm, is considering its return to public markets with a potential initial public offering that could raise at least $1.0B, valuing the company at over $5.0B, according to the Wall Street Journal.
LG Chem, South Korea's electric vehicle battery maker, is considering to build the second US battery plant, seeking to add more capacity and meet the rising global demand for electric cars.
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.