On Friday, Britain's Labour Jeremy Corbyn stated he was prepared to stay as a leader until the next year unless the party chooses new successor.
On Thursday, Ping An Insurance's OneConnect Financial Technology reported it had raised around $312M in the US initial public offering, bring the company's value to about $3.7B.
The French carmaker PSA was likely called its supervisory board meeting on Tuesday to discuss potential merger deal with its rival Fiat Chrysler, Reuters reported on Thursday.
On Friday, Japan's Hoya Corp announced it would launch a $1.4B counter-bid for Toshiba's unit NuFlare Technology, which the electronics giant seeks to buy out.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson's party won the general elections with a large majority. Due to that reason, a Brexit is expected by January 31.
Shares of the majority of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange soared up on Friday morning amid convincing victory of the UK Conservatives in the general elections.
The European Central Bank's VP Luis de Guindos stated on Friday that Boris Johnson's victory eliminated the ambiguity about the future of Brexit.
Adobe beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit in the Q4 amid higher subscriptions in core digital media business, ending shares up 2.7% after the bell.
Singapore's GIC signed a deal to buy a portfolio of logistics real estate from funds managed by Apollo Global Management's affiliates for about $1B.
The White House agreed to suspend some of tariffs on China's goods in return for the country's pledge to increase purchases of the US farm products next year.
On Thursday, the industrial conglomerate 3M announced it was planning a sale of the drug delivery business in a deal with Altaris Capital Partners worth about $650M on the back of its plan to cut non-core assets.
Subaru's Chief Executive Officer Tomomi Nakamura said on Thursday that he expects record sales in the United States in 2020 despite the market slowdown.
The leaders of the European Union are meeting in Belgium to discuss the EU's budget, climate change, the Eurozone, Brexit and Russia sanctions.
On Thursday, crude oil prices edged higher after the US President Donald Trump said that the United States and China are very close to secure a trade deal.
Shares of Apple Inc fell more than 1% in early trading on Thursday after Credit Suisse analysts report that iPhone shipments in China dropped by 35.4% in November, compared to the same time last year.
On Thursday, the new President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde said that would have her style and promised a broad and open-ended ECB review.
Samsung Electronics is planning to raise its investment at the Chinese chip factory by $8.0B to bolster the NAND memory chips production, China's media reported.
EU leaders are set for a meeting in Brussels during Thursday and Friday to discuss the bloc's long-term budget, Brexit and climate, as they are eager to find "a common goal" on these issues.
Ferrari is set to release its fully electric car after 2025, as the model's battery technology is requiring more development, the luxury car brand's CEO Louis Camilleri said.
The back-office automation software maker, Bill.com Holdings, has priced its shares at $22 each in the US initial public offering, seeking to raise up to $216.1M.
On Thursday, the voters of the United Kingdom went to polls to vote in the general elections, which would decide the future of Brexit.
Petrobras SA, Brazilian state-owned oil company has launched the sale process of the 10% stake in TAG, the natural gas pipeline group, a securities filing showed on Thursday.
On Thursday, Japan Display Inc, the Apple supplier, stated it was planning to receive about $830M in financial support from Ichigo Asset Management, the Japanese asset manager.
Twitter Inc is planning to establish independent research group, aiming to provide social media networks with "open and decentralised standard", the CEO of the microblogging platform, Jack Dorsey, said.