• Assa Abloy buys Spectrum Brands for $4.3bn.
  • EasyJet is to launch a £1.2bn capital increase and announced that it had also been the target of a takeover bid, which was rejected.
  • 888 Holdings has reached an agreement with Caesars Entertainment to buy the international assets of the US casino group's William Hill business for £2.2bn.
  • Tencent and NetEase heckled on the stock market after being summoned by Chinese authorities who urged them to follow through on their efforts to protect children from video games.
  • ING Groep could cut three-quarters of its 680 jobs in France, according to French daily Le Figaro.
  • Swiss Life raises €600 million with a green loan.
  • Activist investor urges RWE to get out of brown coal faster.
  • Sony is looking to acquire video game studio Firesprite.
  • Japan Airlines raises funds to get through the covid period.
  • DSV Panalpina changes its name to DSV.
  • Disney+(Walt Disney) will enter the South Korean video streaming market in November.
  • Lululemon surges 13% after its results.
  • GameStop loses 8.8% after its quarterly results.
  • Roche buys German PCR test specialist TIB Molbiol.
  • Implenia sells its building division in Austria to ZECH Bau.
  • China Evergrande 's downward spiral continues after defaulting on payments.