The Chinese President Xi Jinping and the US President Donald Trump spoke over the telephone on Thursday and expressed a desire about solving their trade dispute.
On Friday, the US Dollar appreciated against the Japanese Yen after a pretty strong Non-Farm payrolls report.
On Friday, Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian President-elect, said that there was no point keeping a diplomatic relationship with Cuba because of human rights violation.
On Friday, the Chinese group Alibaba Holding is set to cut its annual sales estimates to around $54.4B-$55.6B amid concerns over the economic impact from the US-China trade war.
Chevron, the US natural gas and oil producer, reported on Friday its Q3 profit doubled to $4.05B from the prior year's $1.95B, boosted by the record-high gas and oil production in the United States.
The mobile unit of Japan's SoftBank Group is set to get the listing approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on November 12.
The US oil logistics company Buckeye Partners decided to sell its 50% stake in the global energy storage firm VTTI backed by Vitol, both firms announced on Friday.
Boeing is eyeing "small or big" mergers and acquisitions in the planemaker's efforts to outrace its rival Airbus in the aircraft services and parts market.
Russia's oil producer Zarubezhneft has quitted the Iranian projects due to the upcoming US sanctions, according to Reuters.
Tesla stated on Friday it was considering to trim the tariff impact on the carmaker's Model 3 sedan by making more vehicles in China's Shanghai.
On Friday, Exxon Mobil posted its quarterly profit, beating analysts' forecasts on the higher prices for its natural gas and oil; however, the production volumes dropped on year-on-year basis.
On Friday, Apple Inc warned that the sales during the holiday quarter will not reach Wall Street's expectations. The announcement caused a decline of Apple' stock price.
The government of the United States has allowed eight countries to purchase Iranian oil. Among the countries are India, South Korea and Japan.
Comet Holding, the Swiss tech group, has reiterated on Friday it was expecting to miss this year's estimates set in August due to a sharp slump in orders from semiconductor market.
General Motors has decided to halt its two renovation projects at the carmaker's centres in the area of Detroit, offering its 18K salaried employees in North America the voluntary severance packages.
The cybersecurity company Symantec reported better-than-expected Q2 profit on Thursday, sending its shares up over 8% in the extended trade.
On Thursday, Starbucks reported a higher-than-expected surge in its Q3 sales at its established stores, boosted by increased prices in China and the United States, sending the company's shares up 9%.
The ailing electric vehicle maker Faraday Future is set to explore all of the strategic options, including equity and debt financing, a few days after the company's co-founder Nick Sampson resigned.
The gene sequencing firm Illumina stated on Thursday it would acquire its California-based rival Pacific Biosciences in a deal worth $1.2B in cash, as the company sought expansion in the market.
On Thursday, BMW claimed that it has launched a car-sharing service DriveNow in London after getting the final approval from thirty three London's districts.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe approved the draft version of the legislation which would let to attract blue-collars in sectors facing labour shortages.
On Thursday, the White House claimed that the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is going to visit Poland, Ukraine and some other states in Eastern Europe to discuss possible alternatives to the energy supply from Russia.
On Thursday, Turkey and the US claimed that they have started joint military patrols in the northern regions of Syria aiming to stop clashes between Kurds and Turkish army.
BMW was expanding the company's car-sharing service DriveNow into five more boroughs of London, as it overcame some barriers to operating in the city, where it was need to strike agreements with local authorities.