U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday after a broad market rebound in the previous session, with investors looking ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech for clues on monetary policy tightening plans.
Brazilian brokerage Avenue Holdings Inc expects to reach the 1 million customer mark soon, an executive said, after Brazil's largest private lender Itau Unibanco agreed to acquire a stake in the firm.
U.S. carrier United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Thursday it would invest $15 million in air-taxi maker Eve Air Mobility and ordered 200 aircraft from the Embraer -owned startup.
U.S. stock indexes climbed the most in roughly a month as bond yields eased, with investors shrugging off hawkish remarks made by Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday.
In August, China's ambassador to Zambia took to the stage at a new conference centre in the capital Lusaka, which he called "a gift from the Chinese government to our Zambian friends", to speak about lending to the debt-laden southern African country.
In Maracaibo, the once wealthy Venezuelan oil city, two innovators are trying to push a new trend: small electric and solar-powered cars that offer an alternative for people fed up with regular fuel shortages and long lines as the gas station.
Credit Suisse said on Thursday it had struck a deal to buy out its local partner in a Chinese securities joint venture, reaffirming its commitment to the world's second-biggest economy amid doubts about the scandal-hit Swiss bank's plans.
The precipitous slide in Japan's currency has run so far and fast it's spooking big investors, and some are cutting bets that it will decline further, anticipating policymakers may soon step in to try and arrest the freefall.
Japan is ready to take action to address "clearly excessive volatility" seen in the yen, the country's top currency diplomat said on Thursday, issuing the strongest warning to date after the currency plunged to 24-year lows.
Britain's Cineworld filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Wednesday, as the world's second-largest cinema chain operator struggles to rein in its massive debt.
