A poll conducted by Reuters showed on Friday that Japan's core Consumer Price Index for November has likely risen 0.8% year-over-year, unchanged from the previous month.
On Friday, the Bitcoin slipped below the $14,000 level, down approximately 30% from its record high of around $20,000 registered at the beginning of the week.
On Friday, the Japanese smartphone screen manufacturer Japan Display released a statement denying the reports that the firm was seeking funds.
Alphabet reported that its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was set to resign next month, finishing his 17-year service on the post.
Cabinet of Japan's PM Shinzo Abe endorsed a record $860B spending budget for 2018/19 financial year, with aggressive monetary policy keeping borrowing costs at lower levels.
Nike forecasted current-quarter revenue growth to be muted, pointing to the company's struggle to return market share in North America from Adidas.
Lloyds Bank's survey showed that confidence among businesses in the UK appreciated to the strongest level since July in December, as companies anticipated 2018 to be busy.
Facebook and Universal Music announced a global deal that would allow users to upload music videos from library of Universal across the social network as well as Oculus and Instagram.
Sources close to the matter reported on Thursday that Boeing held takeover talks with Brazil's plane-maker Embraer SA.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy in Syria stated on Thursday that there was no reason for US troops to remain in Syria.
Eurostat reported that its Consumer Confidence Index came in at 1 in December, marking the highest reading since January 2001.
The US FHFA reported on Thursday that its House Price Index rose 0.5% in October, while analysts expected an increase of 0.4%.
The Philly Fed reported on Thursday that its PMI for the region came in at 26.2 in December, up from the preceding month's 22.7, while analysts anticipated a slight decrease to 21.5.
Official data released on Thursday showed that Canadian core retail sales jumped 0.8% in October, following the prior month's upwardly revised gain of 0.4%.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the US economy expanded at a 3.2% annual rate in the September quarter, slightly below the prior estimate.
Statistics Canada reported that headline consumer prices rose 0.3% in November, whereas core consumer prices dropped 0.1%.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is set to buy First Utility, a British supplier of gas and electricity, in an attempt to expand its UK market, the company explained on Thursday.
Mexico's annual inflation reached 6.69% early in December, thus putting negative pressure on the country's central bank to keep borrowing costs at high levels.
The European Investment Bank has granted two loans worth around €32M to the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday in order to improve its infrastructure and living standards.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said on Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co's unit in Switzerland had breached anti-money laundering rules when dealing with 1MDB.
Nestle expects selling its US confectionery business in the Q1 of 2018 amid the company's intention to explore some business strategic options, which made it to divest the unit.
Mexico and the European Union are about to reach a free trade agreement, after the both side resolve some issues like hammering out the agriculture access, they stated on Thursday.
Huawei and Nokia clinched a smartphone patent license patent accord with the Chinese Huawei, the companies stated on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits surged 20K to 245K in the week ending December 16, topping analysts' expectations for a 232K rise.