State-owned oil company Saudi Aramco signed a major agreement to break into the booming liquefied natural gas market.

American beauty brand Avon agreed to be bought for $2 billion – while the founders of Oriflame aimed to take the Swedish cosmetics brand private.

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British Steel is hovering on the brink of bankruptcy – while fresh American tariffs threaten sports giants Nike and Adidas.

Disappointing same-store sales at Home Depot and shaky housing data failed to reassure investors about the state of the US economy.

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British companies’ payouts to shareholders are growing more slowly than those in the rest of the world.

Recent quarterly updates from gambling companies IGT and William Hill demonstrate just how fast the industry is changing.

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Amazon announced a major investment in UK food delivery startup Deliveroo.

British travel companies EasyJet and Thomas Cook reported disappointing updates, with some suggesting the latter might be worth nothing at all.

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Walmart’s first-quarter profit beat expectations, while ecommerce continues to grow apace.

The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, announced it was negotiating a $10 billion sale of its skincare business.

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Alibaba’s first-quarter results beat expectations, while a better-than-expected quarter from Macy’s helped its stock rise despite falling US retail sales in April.

Germany’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter – but there may be further storms brewing ahead.

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Investors are increasingly braced for stocks to fall and weren’t shy to shout about it in Bank of America’s latest survey.

Japanese carmaker Nissan skidded to its lowest annual profit forecast in a decade, while rival Volkswagen geared up its trucks business for an IPO.

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SoftBank announced an $800 million investment in Greensill – its second major UK fintech deal.

Global leaders in eyewear Essilor and Luxottica decided a protracted tussle for control of their merged company was short-sighted.

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Uber pulled up to the stock market on Friday – and its share price promptly dropped off 8%.

The US increased tariffs on Chinese goods – and without a trade deal, there’ll be more to come.

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Investors lapped up $20 billion of bonds from IBM – but shied away from the US government’s latest sale.

Deutsche Telekom’s US business line helped its quarterly results, while SoftBank’s attempts to merge its own American telecoms operations rings off.

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