During Friday's European trading hours, the price for Bitcoin remained below the resistance of the 58,500.00 level, which had been holding since April 30.
Ericsson has settled a "multi-year" dispute with Samsung on the global patent licences after the row hit the Swedish telecom equipment maker's Q1 revenue.
On Friday, BMW stated it would stay the course to achieve its 2021 profit targets despite surging costs of raw materials.
Japan's Nintendo is expecting its annual sales of the Switch console to plunge 11.5%, signalling the first fall for the five-year-old device following the pandemic-driven boom in gaming.
Tencent Holdings has entered talks with the US national security panel over allowing the company to keep its investments in the US video game developers Epic Games and Riot Games.
ViacomCBS topped Wall Street's Q1 revenue forecasts, boosted by robust advertising growth and streaming revenue after the rebranded Paramount+ service launch in March.
IBM unveiled on Thursday the first 2-nanometer chip technology in the world that is deemed to be 45% faster than the 7-nanometer chips in the majority of today's phones and laptops as well as up to 75% more power-efficient.
Shift Technology, the French tech start-up, has closed on Thursday a $220M fundraising round that brought the company's valuation to more than $1.0B.
On Thursday, the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency Ether hit its new record high of as much as $3,591.65 on the Bitstamp Exchange.
Renault revealed on Thursday that the company had developed a broad strategy to make money from the Arkana model.
On Thursday, the Bank of England became the second central bank to slow down its pace of monetary stimulus, which started in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak.
Data released on Thursday revealed that worker productivity in the US had increased in the first quarter of 2021.
On Thursday, US markets were boosted by news that less than forecast new US jobless claims were received by the US government.
The CEO of Volkswagen stated on Thursday that the company would create joint ventures to fund new six battery factories in Europe.
On Thursday, US market indices started the day by trading flat, as gains were limited by US government plans to waiver intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
Tesla, the US electric carmaker, announced on Thursday the development of a new platform deemed for its Chinese car owners that would let them access their vehicles' data.
On Thursday, Japan's Nintendo said it was expecting its annual sales of Switch console to drop 11.5%, signalling the five-year-old device's first decline after the gaming boom during the pandemic.
The Bank of England's MPC judged the existing monetary policy's stance to remain unchanged at 0.1%, seeking to meet the inflation target of 2%, according to an official statement.
On Thursday, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported its Q1 profit surged as much as 78%, driven by strong demand recovery of its Eylea eye drug and ongoing strength in the Dupixent eczema drug's sales.
On Thursday, IBM revealed a new 2-nanometer chip technology, which is bound to increase speeds of computing.
EssilorLuxottica reported on Thursday its Q1 sales are continuing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic's impact, driven by a robust rebound in the United States and China.
Anheuser-Busch InBev's CEO Carlos Brito is set to step down from his role in July after 15 years in the company, and will be succeeded by its North American unit's head.
Volkswagen has lifted its 2021 operating margin target on Thursday, expecting stronger demand for premium cars in the Q1.
The UK carmaker Aston Martin reported on Thursday a smaller Q1 loss of £42.2M in the current year, adding it is aiming at profitability, maintaining its outlook of around 6K car sales in 2021.