M&A activity topped $5 trillion for the first time ever, with volumes rising 63% to $5.63 trillion by December 16, according to Dealogic data, easily passing the $4.42 trillion set in 2007

Asian developments include the Passenger Clearance Building at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge and the Qianhai Inno-tech and Kingboard buildings in Shenzhen

Diplomatic dispute is spilling over into business in an era of global supply chains and affecting Germany's car industry,

Lender failed to consider whether the scenarios used to identify indicators of money laundering or terrorist financing covered relevant risks

The Fed will cut its bond buying by $30 billion a month, ending the programme in March 2022 and putting the Fed in a position to raise the benchmark interest rate from zero

From Arizona to Amsterdam, airlines are eyeing efficient jets for the second half of the decade, aiming to get ahead of the long waiting lists they fear could derail growth

Beijing will approve the preferential tariff treatments next year to least developed countries it has established diplomatic relations with

The privately-held company, controlled by France’s billionaire Wertheimer family, said new head Leena Nair will take over in January 2022

Musk, who is now the world's wealthiest person, wields impact with his Tesla electric cars and his SpaceX rockets, but a US senator says he's a freeloader who should pay more tax

Beijing vows to respond to sanctions announced on Friday, while Blinken has begun a tour of Southeast Asia nations to shore up ties with Jakarta, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur

Move comes after FT reported the US will put the firm on an investment blacklist on Friday, meaning US investors could not buy shares in the group

China has told companies to sever ties with Lithuania or face being shut out of the Chinese market, but the EU says it may take the matter to the WTO and enact moves to counter economic coercion