Canada’s Barrick Gold has defended its buyout offer for Acacia Mining, saying its proposed bid was “fair” and reflected realistic assumptions about the company’s mines.

Saudi Arabia has introduced new regulations allowing for broader foreign ownership of publicly traded firms.

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is expected to meet UK prime minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on Friday, the Kremlin said.

Wall Street stocks were positive on Wednesday as investors measured hopes for a breakthrough in the trade dispute between the US and China against the latest rhetoric from Washington.

President Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attack on the US Federal Reserve, calling its monetary policy “insane” and saying Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, should take the helm instead.

A closely watched gauge of US manufacturing activity fell for a second straight month in May, in the latest sign the economy may be losing momentum and as traders ramp up bets the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this year in response.

Mark Carney has called for a change in the regulation of funds similar to Neil Woodford’s flagship Equity Income Fund, which froze withdrawals this month, suggesting that investors should not always be offered instant access to their money in future.

A former UBS compliance officer and her day-trader friend who were both convicted of insider trading on Tuesday have been found guilty of one more count each in a rare UK jury trial of the crime.

EU antitrust officials have alleged that US chipmaker Broadcom has imposed illegal restrictions on seven major makers of TV set-top boxes and modems, and are seeking the unusual step of ordering the company to remove the restrictions while the enforcers complete their investigation, which can take years to complete.

The price of bitcoin has soared to its highest level in a year and a half, as a breathless rally in the digital asset evokes memories of the cryptocurrency’s last boom-and-bust cycle.

The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a €1.6m fine on JPMorgan for “serious” regulatory failings in its Dublin fund administration arm.

Fund industry dealmaker Jon Little has resigned as managing partner of Northill Capital, signalling a change in direction for the acquisitive UK investment business he founded nine years ago.

The six funds at the heart of H2O Asset Management’s illiquid bond crisis have now lost more than €5bn in assets, as investors pull their money on concerns about an outsized bet on debt linked to a controversial German financier.

The US and North Korea have held discussions about a third summit between President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, according to South Korean president Moon Jae-in.

Shares in environmental consultancy RPS tumbled more than 40 per cent on Wednesday after the company issued a profit warning, saying stagnation in its Australia-Pacific business was set to drag down results.

Abu Dhabi Financial Group has agreed terms for the takeover of Dubai-listed investment bank Shuaa Capital.

Ryanair has ramped up efforts to keep the airline under majority EU ownership in a no-deal Brexit by triggering block purchases of shares from investors under a month-old €700m buyback scheme.

China has now found the crop-destroying fall armyworm in over half of its provinces, further threatening the country's food security amid an outbreak of African swine fever that has led to the culling of at least 1m pigs.

Gold prices were on track for their first fall in seven sessions on Wednesday, after US central bankers tempered expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts and the dollar rose.

New Zealand held its benchmark rate at a record low on Wednesday, in line with forecasts, but left the door open for cuts later in the year as the country's economy faces headwinds including global trade tensions. 

Apple has bought the autonomous vehicle start-up Drive.ai, adding its engineers to the iPhone maker’s own self-driving project.

San Francisco will become the first US city to ban ecigarettes as concerns grow over rising vaping levels among young people.

Kuwait has become the latest country to receive the coveted emerging markets status from MSCI, in a move that is expected to result in billions of dollars of investor inflows into the Gulf country's stocks. 

China has suspended imports of Canadian pork from some suppliers after an investigation found health certificates had been forged, according to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries.