Obama to seek $534bn base defence budget and $51bn for wars
US government to send its 2016 military spending request to Congress next week.
Blackstone's new credit fund to seek undervalued energy assets
New energy-focused credit fund will seek to buy the traded debt of energy firms rather than lend to them directly.
US packaging giants RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in $16bn merger
The deal will create the second-largest US packaging firm behind International Paper.
China's Li Keqiang says to create 10 million jobs in 2015
The Chinese economy is thought to have created some 13 million new jobs in 2014.
China's 2014 factory profit growth at two-year low
Profits for large Chinese industrial firms rose 3.3% y-o-y in 2014, marking the slowest growth rate since November 2012.
China's Postal Bank could raise $1bn in pre-IPO stake sale
Postal Savings Bank of China plans to raise over $4bn through planned Hong Kong and Shanghai floatations.
Reinsurers PartnerRe and Axis Capital to merge in $11bn deal
"Merger of equals" is expected to achieve a minimum of $200m in cost savings in the first 18 months of operations.
Japan's exports jump on weak yen and better overseas demand
Exports to the US rise by 23.7%, while those to China, Asia and the EU rise 4.3%, 11% and 6.8% respectively.
Crude oil slips as Greek election hits euro hard
Euro drops to a near 11-year low against the US dollar on 26 January.
Crude oil prices continue to drop amid persistent supply glut
US crude in the $26-$30 price range will signal that a global recession is inevitable, according to a Convergex survey.
Gold prices set to rise on financial markets uncertainty
Spot gold prices have gained some 10% so far this year.
Mike Ashley increases Debenhams interest but rules out a bid
Sports Direct's total investment represents a 16.6% interest in the retailer's ordinary shares.
Russia's Lukoil is preparing for $25 oil, says CEO Alekperov
Brent crude, the European benchmark, traded at about $110 a barrel a year ago.
Adidas shares jump after firm sells Rockport unit for $280m
Rockport sold to entity formed by US-based rival New Balance and Berkshire Partners.
Singapore's Keppel offers to privatise realty arm in $2.8bn deal
Keppel Land's main markets are Singapore and China the company is expanding into Indonesia and Vietnam.
Asian markets hit new highs on ECB QE but some pare gains
ECB QE could stimulate eurozone economy as Europe is a drag on global economy and China.
KKR buys UK's Trainline from Exponent for undisclosed sum
Trainline is the most downloaded travel app in the UK.
Kinder Morgan to invest $3bn on Bakken shale despite oil rout
Kinder Morgan is betting on drilling and fracking in North Dakota, despite the current slump in crude oil prices.
American Express to slash more than 4,000 jobs
The world's largest credit card issuer reported fourth-quarter earnings on 21 January that beat expectations.
India: Gold importers offer discounts as jewellers curb buys on likely duty cut
New Delhi could cut India's record high gold import duty in the budget to be presented on 28 February.
Toyota Motor forecasts lower sales for 2015
Demand slump in Japan, China and Indonesia hits Toyota and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors.
China's Alibaba Group could invest in insurer New China Life
Alibaba is already invested in China's insurance market with a stake in Ping An Insurance Group Co of China.
Gold prices at fresh-five month high ahead of ECB meeting
Gold prices have gained some 9% so far this year on safe-haven buying.
UK train firm Eversholt sold to Hong Kong's CKI for £2.5bn
Investors 3i Infrastructure, STAR Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to exit Eversholt Rail.
Twitter buys Indian startup ZipDial for some $40m
ZipDial is a mobile marketing firm based in Bangalore.
Samsung Electronics mulls stock split to pacify investors
South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced a $2bn share buyback plan in November 2014.
Outlook for China's banking system is stable: Moody's
Chinese equities log their biggest one-day percentage drop since 2008 on 19 January, dragged down by financial stocks.
Crude oil prices could drop to $30 a barrel claims Nomura's Bob Janjuah
Janjuah voices concerns about the US, whose energy industry grew on the back of its shale oil and gas boom.
China's Xiaomi to buy small stake in software firm Kingsoft
Kingsoft develops entertainment, Internet security and enterprise software.
SNB acted in anticipation of ECB QE, says Luxembourg finmin
The ECB could approve a bond-buying scheme on 22 January to battle deflation and revive growth in the eurozone.
