On Thursday, BASF stated it had agreed with Solenis to tie-up their paper and water chemicals business units with 49% to be owned by BASF.
The Chinese connected device and smartphone maker Xiaomi has picked Hong Kong to launch its initial public offering, seeking to raise around $10B in the biggest listing globally in nearly four years.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits climbed 2K to 211K in the week ending April 28, while analysts anticipated a surge to 225K.
On Thursday, Anheuser-Busch, the Budweiser beer maker, stated it had ordered 800 hydrogen-fuelled big rigs from Nikola Motor Company, amid company's plan to convert the fleet to renewable powered semi-trucks by 2025.
Canada's train and plane maker Bombardier is selling its Toronto plane assembly site to pension fund in its efforts to attract additional cash under the five-year recovery plan.
Embraer is set to deliver 15 E175 planes to American Airlines in a deal valued at $705M, the Brazilian planemaker stated on Thursday.
Crude oil priced increased on Thursday, ignoring the increasing US crude oil reserves. The main reason for the surge was the focus being shifted on OPEC cuts.
The share price of Samsung's BioLogic declined on Thursday by 3.5%. The reason was the continuation of the fallout that was caused by regulatory issues.
Volkswagen is weighting spin-offs of non-fundamental assets such as transmissions maker Renk and motorcycle maker Ducati, as the company looks for ways to boost its efficiency.
Asian stocks stepped up in April, following declines in the two prior months, facilitated by receding pressure in the Korean demi-island and solid earnings performance for regional equities.
US trade team landed in China for discussions on tariffs on Thursday, with China media saying that the state will not allow US bullying, but better to negotiate things out.
Human rights record was missing during the summit between the two leaders of North and South Korea, and the issue seems to have vanished from US President Donald Trump's public agenda.
Oil dropped on Thursday, caused by enormous amount of US crude inventories, reaching weekly US production record that disrupted efforts by OPEC to cut supplies.
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron came to the New Caledonia to increase effort by those citizens wishing a referendum will lead to a rejection of the freedom.
Australia's trade surplus reached a ten-month peak of 1.53B in March due to strong exports, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.
The Dalian Commodity Exchange in China is set to open the trade of iron ore futures to foreign investors on Friday in order to make the given market more liquid.
Gold demand weakest in decade Gold demand marked its weakest start to the year in a ten-year period, as prices stagnated and rate hike risks led investors to look for better returns elsewhere.
General Motors states that it was cooperating with design software firm Autodesk to manufacture new 3D-printed car parts, aiming to start alternative-fuel vehicle production.
Fitbit announced forecast for the second-quarter revenue to be below Wall Street estimate amid expectations for a lingering sales decline in fitness tracking devices.
Amazon.com stated that the company is set to open a new fulfilment centre in Australia's Sydney in this year's second half.
The UK largest car producer Jaguar Land Rover was replacing the company's director for manufacturing, getting its plants ready for electric vehicles.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was forced to reveal that it lost nearly 20M accounts' records and decided to leave customers not informed.
The Israeli Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has decided not to sell the SLE distribution and logistics unit after conducting a detailed examination of its activities.
The International Monetary Fund issued on Wednesday a ‘declaration of censure' against Venezuela in response to its failure to provide adequate economic data.