Stocks of Asian steelmakers jumped on Friday despite the US President Donald Trump's probe against Asian cheap steel exporters into the US market.
Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla, reported that his company Neuralink was working on connecting the human brain with artificial intelligence with the help of micron-sized devices.
The Taiwan Economics Minister said that the trade surplus with the US was smaller than reported by Washington, expressing hopes that the country will be excluded from the currency manipulator list.
On Friday, the US Vice President said that the latest attack in Paris served as a reminder that terrorism can strike anywhere and anytime, adding the US would continue fighting terrorism.
A police officer was killed and two more injured on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Thursday night in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.
Donald Trump signed a memorandum to launch a trade probe targeting China and other cheap steel exporters into the US, that raised the possibility of new trade tariffs.
Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan Governor, warned policymakers against unwinding the globalization and free trade, that supported prosperity in many countries' economies.
Preliminary survey revealed on Friday that manufacturing activity in Japan increased at a faster pace this month as export orders jumped, in a sign of strong global demand.
White House official said that Donald Trump is expected to sign a memorandum requesting reviews of financial corporate rules and an executive order on reducing tax burdens on Friday.
A Munich-based start-up Lilium developed a five seat flying taxi prototype and have successfully performed a test flight over Germany.
According to Venezuela's Central Bank, the annual inflation reached 274% last year, while economists believed that the true figure was much more alarming.
Verizon reported the first-ever quarterly loss of the subscribers, questioning whether the major US wireless carrier may need a large acquisition to diversify the business.
A Slovakian company AeroMobil Flying Car presented a $1M worth commercial design of the flying auto in Monaco. First flying car deliveries are expected by 2020.
According to the US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, the Trump administration would unveil a tax reform plan in the nearest future, most probably till the end of this year.
Turkey's President Erdogan would meet the US President Trump on May 16-17 in Washington to strengthen ties, the first meeting since Donald Trump took an office.
The German Finance Minister said on Thursday that the European Stability Mechanism could transform in a European monetary fund soon.
On Thursday, the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau criticized the US President Donald Trump for his attack on Canada's protected dairy sector, stating that every country defended its agricultural industry.
Major European stock markets rebounded on Thursday after opinion polls showed Emmanuel Macron winning the first round of the French presidential election.
Russia reported on Thursday that the man suspected of carrying out the metro bomb attack received money from a terrorist organisation in Turkey.
The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that the IMF would work with Trump's administration but only if the US promotes open trade.
Harley-Davidson reported on Thursday that it would cut 118 positions at the York plant and move its operations to Kansas City.
Britain risks facing an approximate tariff of 22% on the EU food import if the PM Theresa May fails to reach a compromise deal on trade with Brussels before Brexit process is over.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits rose 10K to 244K in the week ending April 15, the US Department of Labour reported.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported on Thursday its Manufacturing Index dropped to 22.0 points in April, following March's 32.8 and falling behind analysts' expectations for a decrease to 25.6.