Stubbornly low price inflation in Europe and the US makes central bank interest rate cuts in both regions look even more likely.

Tesla caught a tax break from China – an increasingly big focus for the electric car company.

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Brazil and Mexico narrowly escaped recession last quarter, while Argentina is wrangling with a heavy debt burden.

UK tech giant Micro Focus saw its shares fall 30% after it warned that 2019 sales would be lower than last year’s.

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Mega oil company BP announced the $6 billion sale of its Alaskan oil business, so it can focus on shale oil and liquefied natural gas.

As high-end jeweller Tiffany’s quarterly profit sparkled, investors shone a light on Peloton's forthcoming initial public offering.

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Tobacco giants Philip Morris International and Altria are in talks to recombine forces 11 years after they split.

Troubled pizza chain Papa John’s named a new CEO – and Beyond Meat got a boost too.

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Toymaker Hasbro announced its expansion into media with a $4 billion purchase of Entertainment One.

Silicon Valley darling Salesforce shook off recent tech nervousness to report a better-than-expected quarterly update.

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Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands strutted their quarterly results down the catwalk.

The eurozone manufacturing and services industries manufactured a stronger month than economists predicted.

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Japan’s pension fund – the largest in the world – lost money in the last quarter of 2018, despite its investments being diversified across asset types.

Retailers Target, Lowe’s, Global Fashion Group, and Jumia’s quarterly results made for interesting side-by-side comparison.

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Investors sold off Italian assets after the country’s prime minister resigned, making the country’s bonds look riskier.

Retailer Home Depot reported shakier-than-expected second-quarter sales and lowered its forecast for the rest of the year.

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The US and Germany are weighing plans that might mute recent warning alarms sounded by government bonds.

Amazon dodged France’s new tech tax for now, but it’s heading to the US government alongside Facebook and Google to fight it.

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Insolvent firm British Steel looks set to be rescued by Turkey’s military pension fund.

Economic bellwether Deere & Co. cut its 2019 earnings forecast partly thanks to uncertainty in the US agriculture industry.

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