On Thursday, Daimler stated it had bought a 3.93% stake in the BAIC Group's subsidiary Beijing Electric Vehicle as it seeks to deepen cooperation with the firm.
The EU missile maker's German unit MBDA and the US arms firm Lockheed Martin established a joint venture to expand a new missile and air defence system being discussed with Germany's military.
On Thursday, the German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel confirmed that he would not become a member of the new government and would be replaced by his successor on Friday.
On Thursday, the US health insurer Cigna stated it would acquire the pharmacy benefits firm Express Scripts Holding for around $54B, as the companies aim to cut costs.
According to the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Bruno Tshibala, the Presidential election to replace the President Joseph Kabila is still on course for the end of December.
Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis pledged that the country would make more investments into bank monitoring, after Washington accused ABLV Bank of money-laundering.
China Resources Beer is in negotiations to clinch a deal to buy Heineken's China business that could be worth over $1B, as the Chinese biggest brewer aims at growth from the premium brands.
The German business software company SAP has admitted that it has had compliance breaches in dealing with the South African public sector.
The proposed US trade tariffs on steel and aluminum have been actually taken into account into the loan decisions of British Standard Chartered.
On Thursday, two South Korea's envoys are expected to arrive in the United States to meet the National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to discuss an upcoming meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
Germany's automotive supplier Continental raised concerns about the President Donald Trump's plans to impose steel and aluminium tariffs that might trigger a trade war with the United States.
Japan's Eisai clinched a collaboration deal with Merck & Co to develop Eisai's cancer drug called Lenvima and sell it worldwide, as the drug had been already approved in many countries.
Grab, the biggest ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, is in advanced talks to acquire parts of Uber Technologies' business, as well as offer a stake in the group that will pull back the US firm from the global expansion.
According to the Federal Statistics Office, the industrial orders in Germany plunged 3.9% in January, following the prior month's 3.0% rise, missing analysts' expectations.
The Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor seeks to raise its annual sales to 2M cars by 2025, with a third of those seen to be electric vehicles.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has penalised seven cryptocurrency exchanges for inadequate internal control when dealing with terrorism financing and money laundering.
The Linde Group reported on Thursday a better-than-expected profit during the fourth quarter of 2017, boosted by higher operating margin and non-cash gains from the US tax reform.
The Japan economic growth was stronger than initially projected in the fourth quarter of 2017, as inventory and capital expenditure data were revised up.
The US President Donald Trump is set to offer Mexico and Canada a 30-day tariff exemption for aluminium and steel exports, which could be prolonged based on NAFTA negotiations progress.
Apple found a greater number of violations of the company's environmental and labour policies for suppliers, as the scope of yearly audit was expanded.
China's exports revealed a stronger-than-expected 44.5% surge in February, while imports rose 6.3% in the same period.
The CEO of General Motors Mary Barra urged the US Congress on Wednesday to expand customer tax credits in order to satisfy the strong demand for its electric vehicles.
Bitcoin fell to a one-week low of $9,450 on Wednesday in response to a warning from the US Securities and Exchange Commission about ‘potentially unlawful' trading platforms.
The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia agreed on Wednesday to allocate £65B for mutual trade and investment projects over the coming years.