The US Department of Labour reported that unemployment claims were down 8K, reaching the 222K mark in the week ended February 17, missing analysts' expectations.
On Thursday, the European Court ordered the Netherlands to end the disputed corporate tax advantages as they breach the bloc's rules.
According to a Novantas survey, at least 60% of Americans prefer to open a new account at bank branches, instead of mobile apps, saying online-only banks appear to be "less legitimate".
Snapchat promised it would launch a new update within the coming weeks to make some changes to its "Friends and Discover" app section, after users balked at its latest redesign.
On Thursday, German prosecution said it had been searching the three new suspects' homes amid the alleged links to the Audi emissions scandal.
Iran is set to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal in case it brings no economic benefit, while major banks keep doing business with the Islamic State.
Ukraine's government might vote on approving the candidate for the central bank governor's role on March 1, a Speaker for the Parliament Andriy Parubiy stated on Thursday.
The number of migrants in Britain plunged 29K to 244K in the year to September 2017, compared to the year of 2016, according to official data published on Thursday.
Uber Technologies' CEO stated on Thursday that there were not expected any change in its India business after the SoftBank investment deal.
The highest administrative court of Germany in Leipzig will decide on Thursday on the fate of 15M diesel vehicles over the presumable ban in case of heavy pollution of the country.
Germany decided to suspend the preferential visas for the Cambodia government members' private travels, including the country's PM Hun Sun, amid the authorities' crackdown on its opposition.
On Wednesday, Twitter stated it would not let people make posts with identical content from multiple accounts in its crackdown on such a tactic used to make topics or tweets to go viral.
Oil prices fell early on Thursday, as the positive response from reduced US crude inventories could not outweigh a stronger Greenback.
The South Korean Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon told media on Thursday that due diligence in General Motors Co's plants in the country would be conducted in a rapid manner.
General Electric was looking upon the first $4B in asset sales within the company's plans for $20B in disposals, the CFO stated, but had no plans for selling stock.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari stated that the finest effect of the $1.5T tax overhaul on the US economy is that it fuels investment and productivity, but noted that the prospect is still unclear.
The President of South Korea Moon Jae-in stated that relations with the US are "strong and robust" and "rock solid" as ever, a media report showed.
China's increasing power and Trans-Pasfic trade agreement are expected to be the main issues to desciss when the US President Donald Trump and Australia's PM Malcolm Turnbull meet this week.
South Korea reported on Thursday that its government spent nearly 240M won ($223,237) on the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister during her three-day stay for the Winter Olympics.
The RBNZ reported on Thursday that national credit card spending climbed 4.6% in January, after rising 6.3% in the preceding month.
Roskomnadzor, a communications regulator of Russia, have blocked an access to the news website MBK media, sponsored by Kremlin critic and former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
The government of the French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to toughen asylum and immigration laws in spite of the sharp criticism by human rights activists and refugee supporters.
Nabeel Rajab, a human rights activist in Bahrain, was imprisoned for 5 years after criticising air strikes of Saudi Arabia in Yemen and accusing Bahraini prison authorities of torturing prisoners.
The British government would like to discuss the length of Brexit transition period with the EU, believing that two years will be enough to finalise all agreements.