On Friday, Freenet, the German telecoms group, has urged to amend the terms and trim the price of the Sunrise Communication's proposed $6.4B acquisition of the Liberty Global's Swiss unit UPC, according to Reuters.
Nvidia Corp reported better-than-expected results for its revenue, which fell 17% in the fiscal Q2, boosted by the strength in the company's video gaming and auto units.
Apple has announced this week it was responsible for 2.4M US job, directly or indirectly, which is by 20% more than 2M that the tech giant estimated in 2017.
On Friday, OYAK, the Turkish military pension fund, announced it had reached an agreement to acquire British Steel, adding it would seek the acquisition to be completed by the year-end.
On Friday, during the European trading session stock indices surged. The move was attributed to a general bullish sentiment caused by China's announcement of economic stimulus.
Hong Kong's second-quarter GDP grew 0.5% year-on-year, the government reported on Friday, slightly less than estimated; however, the escalating US-Sino trade war is raising concerns about a possible recession.
Instagram has rolled out a new tool for users allowing them to flag false information in the posts, as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing site makes efforts to stem misinformation or abuses on the platform.
The cosmetics maker Revlon has selected Goldman Sachs Group to explore possible business options, sending its shares up 15% on the news, Bloomberg reported.
On Friday, crude oil prices surged following two-day slumps, boosted after the data showing a rise in the US retail sales eased concerns about a possible recession in the world's largest economy.
According to a report published by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the country's civil aviation sector has shown 7.7% year-over-year growth.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that the US and Britain have achieved a considerable progress in negotiations on a new trade deal.
The US retailer Walmart reported strong Q2 results, as earning per share grew to $1.27 per share against $1.22 expected, and raised earnings projection for the year, sidestepping concerns over consumer demand in the wake of trade war.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission stated that Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International will have to pay $16M worth penalty for the wheat manipulation case dating back to 2015.
On Thursday, Gibraltar decided to free Iran's oil tanker, paving the way for a potential swap for the Britain tanker, detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf.
Luigi Di Maio, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister, said on Thursday that Italy's 5-Star Party is not interested in a new deal with Matteo Salvini's right-wing League.
On Thursday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission stated that Mondelez International and Kraft Heinz would pay $16m in a wheat price manipulation case.
The US 30-year Treasury bonds dropped to a new record low on Thursday due to worries about a potential US recession and a global economic slowdown.
On Thursday, Canada's Intact Financial has agreed to acquire the insurers Frank Cowan Co and The Guarantee Co of North America in a $1.0B cash-deal with Princeton Holdings.
On Thursday, UPS announced it had taken a minority stake in the self-driving firm TuSimple, while also launched the start-up's autonomous trucks testings in Arizona, as the company sought to build driverless vehicles for the government's regular use.
The US DoJ antitrust division made a request for additional information on Raytheon, United Technologies $120B merger deal, as the tie-up could potentially intensify the consolidation pace in the aerospace and defence industry.
On Thursday, Cisco reported its China sales dropped as much as 25% due to the tariffs on Chinese-made goods imposed by the US President Donald Trump, sending the company's shares down 8% to $46.53.
Boeing has delayed the launch of its 777X widebody jet's ultra-long-range version, the American planemaker announced late on Wednesday, as the company struggles from the fallout caused by the 737 MAX crisis and the 777X engine issues.
The SoftBank Group-owned Vision Fund made a $110M bet on renewable energy storage by investing in the Swiss company Energy Vault, the firm announced on Thursday.
On Thursday, Russian state pollster VTsIOM revealed that more than half of Russians admit to having high debt. The data caused bubble fears that impacted the Russian Rouble.