The UK's Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into suspected fraud, money laundering and fraudulent trading at the GFG Alliance conglomerate, the steel magnate, including its financing accords with the collapsed Greensill Capital.
Amazon is planning to create 10K new permanent job positions in Britain this year, taking the company's total UK workforce to over 55K, it stated on Friday.
During Friday's European trading hours, stock indices around the world recovered, as the Federal Reserve had calmed down inflation fears.
Tesla has entered talks with EVE Energy, the Chinese battery maker, to add the company to its factory supply chain in Shanghai, as Tesla seeks to bolster the lower-cost batteries procurement.
On Friday, Japan's Toshiba said it expected a 63% surge in its annual operating profit as pandemic and restructuring measures yielded results.
The electric carmaker Fisker and Foxconn Technology have finalised their vehicle-assembly deal, including plans to establish a US factory in 2023, both companies said earlier this week.
Walt Disney said its streaming growth missed Wall Street expectations following robust consumer demand during the start of the pandemic, but reported its quarterly profit above estimates.
Google announced it had won a deal for providing its cloud services to SpaceX, which launched the Starlink satellites to ensure high-speed internet.
Amazon.com is planning to hire 75K new workers, offering $100 extra for the COVID-19 vaccination proof, as the world's biggest e-commerce retailer seeks more employees for logistics operations.
Hyundai Motor Group is planning a further US investment worth $7.4B by 2025 to manufacture electric vehicles, upgrade output facilities as well as invest more in smart mobility solutions.
Airbnb topped Wall Street's estimates for its Q1 gross revenue, with bookings surging 52%, as easing restrictions and COVID-19 vaccinations spurred vacation rental demand.
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Binance is under probes by the US Justice Department and the IRS. The news sent Binance Coin sharply lower, nearly 12% for the trading session.
Google won a deal to supply cloud services to Elon Musk's SpaceX, which launched plenty of Starlink satellites to provide high-speed internet.
On Thursday, Samsung Electronics increased its non-memory chips investment to $151 billion through 2030.
As reported by the US Labor Department on Thursday, the number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits declined last week.
Tesla will stop accepting digital currency Bitcoin for vehicle purchases, Tesla's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Wednesday.
Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial rose by 0.11% at the open, while the S&P 500 surged by 11.95 points or 0.29%.
On Thursday, McDonald's Corporation announced a 10% pay increase in nearly 660 US restaurants.
The United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revealed on Thursday that the US fuel shortages should end by the end of the day.
On Thursday, Alibaba issued an increased annual earnings forecast, which was based upon good e-commerce trends.
On Thursday, stock markets around the globe declined, as a sell off was caused by higher than expected US inflation data being released on Wednesday.
UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce is sticking to its 2021 outlook for the positive free cash flow on the back of expected rebound in economy and travelling.
Bird Rides stated that it is set to merge with blank-check firm Switchback II Corp to go public in a deal, which would value the EV scooter rental firm at $2.3B.
Sweden's Skanska stated that it would invest $476M in its largest commercial property project to date, office buildings near Seattle in the US.