On Saturday, US officials joined the Canadian demand for the release of two Canadian citizens, who are believed to have been detained as a reprisal for the arrest of the Huawei CFO.
It was reported on Saturday by Bloomberg that US President Donald Trump has discussed the option of firing the head of the Federal Reserve only in private. No official meetings have been held.
It was revealed on Saturday that the US representatives that are bound for Japan for trade talks are intending to also discuss possible exchange rate manipulation.
The US President Donald Trump announced late on Friday that the partial shutdown of the US government is most likely not going to last long.
The plans of the White House for trade negotiations with Japan on Saturday revealed that the US intends to secure a duty-free market access for industrial products.
On Saturday, representatives of the US White House administration revealed their goals for trade negotiations with Japan. In general, the US want to decrease the country's trade deficit.
Representatives of Campbell Soup Company on Friday revealed that the incoming CEO Mark Clouse will be paid $7.4 million annually.
On Saturday, as Friday ended, the US government entered a shutdown state due to not agreeing on issuing additional financing for border control.
The week's trading was ended with various stock indices plummeting by as much as two percent. During the decline several of the benchmarks confirmed the notion that equity markets have entered a bear phase.
By the end of Friday's trading session Nasdaq officials announced that their stock exchange has officially entered a bear market.
London's Gatwick airport reopened late on Friday, as a saboteur, which caused a 36 hour traffic stop by flying a drone over the airport territory, was caught.
It was revealed on Friday by US authorities that the CEO of JD.com will not face charges in the Minnesota after a student of University of Minnesota had falsely accused the billionaire of rape.
On Friday, UK's Defense Minister Gavin Williamson said that the Black Sea does not belong to Russia and that the United Kingdom has sent the Royal Navy ship to the region.
On Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously voted to authorise the deployment of advance UN team to monitors a ceasefire, agreed by the warring parties in Yemen's Hodeidah region.
On Friday, the UN Security Council is set to vote to authorise an advance United Nations team to monitor a ceasefire, agreed by all parties in Yemen's Hodeidah region.
On Friday, a German court issued fines of 10.5 million euros to Deutsche Boerse, over allegations of an insider trading case against the company's former CEO Carsten Kengeter.
On Friday, world stock indexes continued its sell-off, as concerns over rising US borrowing costs and a US government shutdown weighed heavily on the market.
Wall Street edged lower on Friday, led by a decline in technology stocks and other high growth sectors, as S&P 500 hit a sixteen-month low level.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump met with Republican senators to discuss plans on how to fund his border wall.
European shares managed to regain some of its lost points after comments from a Senior US policymaker eased concerns about rising borrowing costs.
The Canadian economy expanded at a stronger-than-expected pace in October, though evidence of expansion heading into the 2018 end is unlikely to be enough to shift the BoC from the sidelines amid the recent drop in oil prices.
Nike shares rose 9% after the company's strong quarterly report eased worries over escalating trade tensions, which would weigh on China's demand.
The US economy slowed more than anticipated in the Q3, while momentum appeared to have moderated further in the Q4, with shipments of capital goods and new orders declining in November.
The EU formally agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia until July 2019, the European Council said.