Uber rival Lyft filed for an initial public offering that could value it at $30 billion.

Volkswagen’s highest-ever sales were overshadowed by US-China tensions.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical’s shareholders approved its $59 billion acquisition of Ireland’s Shire.

Amazon’s growing air delivery fleet may threaten FedEx and UPS.

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The “yield curve” inverted – leading some investors to fear an impending recession.

More woes in Italy as a major bank’s bonds were downgraded.

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Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline agreed to buy American biotech firm Tesaro for $5 billion.

US local TV operator Nexstar is looking to bulk up with a $4 billion acquisition of rival Tribune.

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The G20 summit in Argentina led to the US and China agreeing to hold fire.

SoftBank announced details of a $21 billion IPO of its mobile phone business.

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Stock markets around the world rose on Thursday, thanks to comments from the US central bank’s chair.

Deutsche Bank’s stock dropped after its offices were raided by anti-money laundering police.

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South Korea handed out its biggest-ever financial fine – to none other than Goldman Sachs.

Food giant Unilever’s eyeing a $3 billion acquisition of malted drink maker Horlicks.

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Uber was fined over $1 million for data breaches in Europe.

Thomas Cook’s shareholders braced for an emergency landing.

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Black Friday brought in US ecommerce sales of $6 billion, a new record.

Campbell Soup reached a compromise with an aggressive activist investor.

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Brexit came another step closer, but uncertainty still looms over markets.

Investors ditched companies’ bonds, worried about rising interest rates.

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