On Thursday, Asian shares edged higher and were on track to end 2020 at a record level, as investors and traders bet on a strong economic recovery next year.
On Wednesday, the UK Parliament voted 521 to 73 in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit trade agreement with the European Union.
Fincantieri agreed with a proposal to expand the deadline for the tie-up with France's Chantiers de l'Atlantique, a spokesperson for the Italian shipbuilder stated.
Acadia Healthcare Co stated that it would sell the UK unit the Priory Group to private equity company Waterland for about $1.47B.
The US jeweller Tiffany & Co's shareholders approved a $15.B deal with LVMH, finalising a dispute between retailers that stretched for more than a year.
Ticketmaster is expected to pay a $10M criminal fine to avoid prosecution on the US charges it regularly accessed rival's computer systems.
Amazon.com Inc announced that it would acquire Wondery, the podcast startup in a bid to increase non-musical content on the Amazon Music application.
Economies face "long ascent" towards recovery from the covid pandemic, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva says.
The German economy is expected to contract 5.4% in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, data published by leading German economic research institutes show.
The Polish economy is expected to contract 4.25% in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report published the European Commission states.
Germany plans to raise $190B in new debt the next year to offset the economic impact of the pandemic, the German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz says.
The Finnish Finance Ministry revised its economic growth forecast upwards to 2.6% for 2021 and 1.7% for 2022, a statement published by the ministry shows.
In the aftermath of plunging 17% on December 24, the stock price of Alibaba had recovered most of losses by Wednesday. The stock started the day's trading with a 2.89% jump.
As the coronavirus vaccination was ongoing globally and additional US stimulus was expected to be approved, stock prices surged on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, crude oil prices grew due to a decline in the US Dollar's value, which had returned to the 2020 low level.
During Wednesday's European trading hours, stock indices surged, as US fiscal aid and vaccination caused global buying.
On Wednesday, the price for Bitcoin reached the $28,600.00 mark, as the currency had almost increased four times in value during 2020.
On Wednesday, Asian shares hit record highs, as investors and traders bet on economic recovery in 2021.
On Wednesday, crude oil prices edged higher. Brent crude futures rose by 0.40% to $51.28 per barrel at 02:55 GMT, while the US WTI crude surge by 0.60% to $48.29.
On Wednesday, the dollar index, which measures the US Dollar against a basket of major currencies, declined to multi-year lows.
FTSE Russell could delete more Chinese firms from its global benchmarks, the company said in a statement.
On Tuesday, Andrew Hayward, a top epidemiologist, warned that the UK government needs to impose tougher COVID-19 lockdown measures.
On Tuesday, the Vietnamese Trade Ministry announced that the United Kingdom and Vietnam have signed a free trade deal.
On Tuesday, American Airlines resumed Boeing's 737 MAX commercial flights in the United States after a 20-month ban was lifted by the US Federal Aviation Administration last month.