India's economic recovery strengthened in the July-September quarter on stronger consumer spending, though the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant has raised fears for the future.
French automotive supplier Faurecia cut its guidance for the 2021 financial year, citing a drop in European automotive production, difficulties to adapt to stop-and-go generated costs, and one-off costs in the United States.
An 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the remote Amazon region of northern Peru early on Sunday and was felt as far as Lima in the center of the country and southern Ecuador, causing damage to homes near the epicenter with no casualties reported.
Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it had secured improved commitments from Alphabet's Google on changes to user-tracking cookies in its browser, including the U.S. tech giant extending the time any pledges would last to six years.
U.S.-based Advent International and Centerbridge Partners have made a joint takeover offer for Germany's Aareal Bank that values the lender at 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion).