On Thursday, oil prices hit the one-month-high level after surging 5% in the prior session, boosted by increased demand outlooks from OPEC and IEA, as major economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, Geely's electric unit Polestar stated it has raised $550M in the external funding that comes amid a year of sustained share price growth and sales for electric car makers such as Nio and Tesla.
Walt Disney's ABC News has named Kimberly Godwin, the CBS News executive, as the news division's president starting early May and replacing James Goldston.
Turkey's Competition Board fined Alphabet's Google more than $36.65M for abusing the company's dominant position within search engine services, the regulator stated.
Spain's conglomerate Acciona stepped up preparations for an IPO of the renewable energy unit and hired banks to lead the deal anticipated to value the business at more than €8B.
Ford Motor Co announced another series of facilities shutdowns amid the global semiconductor chip shortage, with one plant in Turkey and five in the US affected.
Dell Technologies announced plans to spin off a stake of 81% in VMware to create two standalone public firms in a deal worth almost $9.7B.
General Motors and LG Chem are expected to announce a second US battery cell manufacturing factory on Friday, unveiling plans for a $2.3B factory in Tennessee, sources said.
Oil prices climbed over 4% on Wednesday, as the report from the International Energy Agency, followed by US inventory data raised optimism on returning demand for crude.
Alkami Technology's shares increased 38% in the US stock market debut on Wednesday, granting the US banking software supplier a market capitalization of $3.43B.
The World Bank signed several financing agreements with Bangladesh totaling $1.04B to support the country's efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The economy of Namibia contracted 8% in 2020, following a contraction of 0.6% in 2019, the Bank of Namibia governor Johannes Gawaxab says.
Revenue of Goldman Sachs surged in the first quarter of 2021, beating analysts' expectations, data published by the US investment banking giant show.
Elon Musk's SpaceX raised nearly $1.16B in equity financing, according to the amended regulatory filing published by the rocket launch service on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs Group topped Wall Street's forecasts for its Q1 profit, as the American investment lender capitalised on the global dealmaking activity's record levels and the pandemic-driven surge in stock market trading.
On Wednesday, Ford Motor stated it would offer its self-driving technology in some car and truck models as well as Mustang models already this year.
Ryanair is planning to take the Boeing 737 MAX jet delivery after two years of suspension due to the aircraft grounding caused by two fatal crashes.
Norwegian Air is planning to raise up to $711M in fresh capital to boost its resources before the company exits from the bankruptcy protection in May as the coronavirus pandemic keep halting travel.
On Wednesday, LVMH's shares surged to their record-high level after reporting strong sales figures, which showed the world's largest luxury goods company had recovered far more rapidly than estimated in early 2021.
On Tuesday, Singapore-based ride-hailing service Grab Holdings announced plans to go public in the United States through a merger deal with Altimeter Growth Corp.
Norway will begin to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced on Tuesday.
Andy Haldane, Bank of England's Chief Economist, will quit his position this year, the BoE announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Li Bo, a US-educated economist, was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China.
An Egyptian court ordered $900M compensation from an owner of the massive vessel Ever Given for the blockage of the Suez Canal.