Shares in China's Hunan Nonferrous soar 61% on buyout offer
Hunan Nonferrous Metals is mainland China's largest producer of non-ferrous metals excluding aluminium.
Oil prices drop to five-and-a-half year low on oversupply fears
Oil prices have dropped 40% since June.
The Battle of Canary Wharf: Songbird hostile bid backer Third Avenue raises stake
Third Avenue and fellow investors EMC Capital and Madison International Realty have all backed £2.6bn hostile bid.
China orders banks to raise lending to boost flagging growth
In China, the government tells commercial banks how much to lend and when to lend in a year.
Mark Mobius expects China's equity bull run to last a while
Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner forecasts potential 'ultra-bull' rally for Chinese shares.
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher says no immediate plans to sell NYSE
ICE earlier this year sold NYSE's Euronext division fuelling speculation of NYSE sale.
IEA says oil price slump is a golden chance to transition to clean energy
Crude prices have dropped some 40% since June on oversupply concerns.
Iceland could begin removing capital controls early next year
Restrictions were imposed to support the Icelandic currency during a financial crisis six years ago.
EMS Capital backs Qatari bid for Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates
EMS's backing brings total shareholder support to about 32% of Songbird's free float.
US fracking jackpot to lift GDP by 1% by 2040
US produces about 3.5 million barrels of tight oil a day and some 9.5 trillion cubic feet of shale gas per year.
India could relax gold import rules for its 'star trading houses'
New Delhi could this week give its star trading houses "a free hand" as far as gold imports are concerned.
JCDecaux may bid for rival Clear Channel Outdoor's European assets
Deal will help Paris-based JCDecaux ride out an economic downturn on the continent.
Asian markets stumble as oil drops to five-year low
Oil prices likely to hover at $65 a barrel over the next six to seven months.
Mosman Oil and Gas surges after bagging new exploration rights in New Zealand
Mosman awarded three onshore exploration permits in South Pacific nation.
Chevron to join hunt for oil and gas in New Zealand
Norway's Statoil, British-owned Mosman Oil and Gas, India's ONGC Videsh among firms that bagged exploration permits.
Singapore's Temasek buys stake in US high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial
The Virtu deal marks Temasek's latest foray into the US and European markets.
Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates in gunsights of hostile Qatari bid
QIA-Brookfield Property Partners' bid has received public support from holders of about 28% of Songbird's free float.
Japan recession deepens as GDP growth declines further
Spending by Japanese firms falls leading to growth contracting 1.9% against 1.6% previously.
Oil sheds over 1% on dismal China data and Morgan Stanley Brent forecast
Oil prices drop post release of Chinese monthly trade data that missed expectations.
Crude oil prices fall hard amid rallying US dollar
The dollar hit a five-year high against a basket of currencies post the release of the upbeat US employment report.
Gold Set to Drop on Sustained US Dollar Strength
Demand for dollar-denominated commodities such as gold typically weakens on a stronger greenback.
China's Dalian Wanda seeks up to $3.86bn in trimmed down Hong Kong float
This will be the second-largest IPO in Asia Pacific outside Japan this year.
France says Dassault's $15bn Rafale India deal needs more negotiations
New Delhi picked the Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Airforce in 2012.
Reliance Industries and Pemex to prospect for oil and gas in Mexico
Deal follows energy reforms in Mexico that ended Pemex's decades-long monopoly.
Uber is looking to sell over $1bn in convertible debt
Uber commands a $40bn valuation following its latest financing round.
Saudi Aramco cuts oil prices for Asian and US buyers
Saudi Arabia, which refused to back Opec production cuts, steps up battle for market share.
India to press G20 for deadline to cut money transfer costs
India to "demand a deadline of two years" at upcoming G20 deputy central bank governors' meeting in Istanbul.
Gold eases on US dollar strength ahead of ECB rate decision
US dollar index struck an over five-and-a-half year high on 3 December on positive US data.
Sky sells Sky Bet to CVC Capital Partners for £800m
Sky agrees to sell 80% stake in online betting business to London-based CVC.
European economy to drag for decade as China meets goals: JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon says Europe needs to sort out structural issues hampering growth.
