On Friday, the UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that a second nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19 has not been ruled out.
Crude oil prices were flat on Friday after Libya's commander Khalifa Haftar announced that a blockade on the country's crude oil exports would be eased for a month.
The Nasdaq Composite surged by 63.17 points, to 10,973.45 in early trading on Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial fell by 0.13%, to 27,864.87 at the opening bell.
On Friday, Alphabet's Google has eliminated Paytm mobile app from the Android store due to its gambling policy violation, Reuters reported.
Apple is set to launch the company's first online store in India on September 23, the iPhone maker announced on Friday.
Caixabank agreed to acquire state-owned Bankia for €4.3B in an all-share purchase, which would create Spain's biggest domestic lender.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, the Chinese ByteDance is preparing the US IPO of TikTok Global.
Ryanair stated that it was forced to slash its capacity in October and that it may have to do the same for winter unless EU governments ease their travel restrictions.
According to figures from the National Committee and consultancy Rhodium Group, investment between China and the United States declined to nine years low.
On Friday, the US Dollar remained stable against a basket of major currencies after edging lower overnight, as a stream of US data showed unemployment claims remained elevated at 860K.
Asian stocks looked set to open higher on Friday, the Australian S&P 200 futures surged by 0.29% in early trading, while Japan's Nikkei 225 futures added 0.09%.
Prices for Huawei smartphones surged over the last month by about 400-500 yuan on fears of the US chip shortage that could be caused by curbs on Huawei's access to the US technology.
Japan's government is planning to create a new digital tech agency by the next year's autumn, according to the Nikkei newspaper report published on Friday.
The US President Donald Trump has announced the $13B worth aid to farmers during his campaign rally that took place in Wisconsin on Thursday's night, Reuters reported.
United Parcel Service is set to offer buyouts to some of the company's employees, as the CEO Carol Tomé seeks to cut costs.
The UK accounting regulator stated that it fined Deloitte a record 15M for the audit of software company Autonomy that contained "serious failures".
Germany's Deutsche Boerse announced that it would purchase a stake in Quantitative Brokers (QB) for an undisclosed amount.
European car registrations declined 17.6% to 884K vehicles in August, the ACEA reported, pointing to weak recovery in Europe's auto sector.
Uber Technologies revealed its sale plans of a part of the $6.3B worth stake it owns in China's ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, seeking to raise cash, according to Bloomberg News.
On Thursday, Ford Motor announced it had launched the production of its new version of F-150 pickup truck, expecting to start sales of the redesigned model in November.
The number of US initial jobless claims fell 33K to 860K last week, less than analysts expected, according to the Labor Department report published on Thursday.
Reuters reported on Thursday that the German government expects to take on 100 billion Euros in new debt in 2021.
On Thursday, the French Bank Societe Generale analysts stated that the probability of a no deal Brexit is 80%.
The Japan's Chief of Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announced on Thursday that the government expects the Bank of Japan to continue responding to the coronavirus.