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.
The SoftBank-backed OneConnect Financial Technology has slashed its planned US listing by 28%, setting its price range of $9 to $10 per share and lowering its target valuation.
The San Francisco-based fintech start-up Qwil reported it had raised $24.4M in equity as well as $200M in debt from shareholders, including Jefferies Financial Group.
Walt Disney reported 22 million downloads of the Disney+ app since the release of the streaming platform in November, marking the "extraordinary consumer demand" after the first day of the app launch.
Nestle SA has agreed for a sale of its US ice cream brands to Froneri for $4.0B, moving control of its business including Häagen-Dazs to the Swiss group's joint venture.
The founder of Continental Resources Harold Hamm is set to step down as CEO of the crude oil and natural gas company, becoming its executive chairman, Continental announced.
According to the latest opinion poll, released on Wednesday, UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to win the UK general election on December 12.
According to the Reuters poll, the National Bank of Hungary is expected to keep rates unchanged at the next policy meeting on December 17.
On Wednesday, Hausfeld law firm filed a new action, called FX Claim UK, seeking damages from Citibank, Barclays, JPMorgan, MUFG Bank and UBS over their role in forex spot trading cartels.
On Wednesday, the Labour Department report showed that the US consumer price index rose by 0.3% in November.
On Wednesday, crude oil prices edged lower after data showed that the US crude stocks record a surprise rise in recent week. The Brent futures fell by 34 cents to $64 a barrel by 1430 GMT.
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes opened higher on Wednesday, as investors and traders await the US Federal Reserve's interest rates and monetary policy decisions.
Tesla, the US electric carmaker, is planning to lift its prices of the imported Model 3 car in China starting January, increasing the current price of 439,900-509,900 yuan, according to Reuters.
Home Depot Inc is expecting its sales growth for the next year below Wall Street's forecasts, nearly a month after the home improvement firm trimmed its 2019 sales outlook.