German chemical company Lanxess on Saturday said it signed a deal to acquire U.S.-based specialty chemicals company Emerald Kalama Chemical for an enterprise value of about $1.08 billion. Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Japan's economy could emerge from a damaging state of emergency this quarter on a less-shaky footing if growth at the end of last year was as strong as economists estimate. Read More
(Bloomberg) -- The high-yield market issuance frenzy is expected to keep up next week as investors continue to gobble up risky assets to escape ultra-low interest rates in other products. Read More
The chief executives of Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc are in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, Politico reported https://politi.co/2Zcuwf8 on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans. Read More
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth probe into Nvidia Corp's agreement to acquire Arm Ltd, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a source. Read More
The YouTube streamer known as Roaring Kitty, who helped drive a surge of interest in GameStop Corp , will testify before a House panel on Thursday alongside top hedge fund managers. Read More
Gold eased on Friday as the dollar and Read More
BERLIN -- Higher taxes should by the end of this year push inflation in Germany to well beyond the European Central Bank's target of below but close to 2%, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in remarks published on Friday. Read More
A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a proposal to give airlines another $14 billion in payroll assistance as part of a broader COVID-19 relief package that is working its way through Congress. Read More
CANBERRA -- U.S. corn futures edged higher on Friday, but were poised to record weekly losses of 1% as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's corn stock outlook came in higher than expected. Read More