On Friday, the US National Economic Council Director Brian Deese told CNBC that the unevenness of the US employment crisis persists and that much remained to be done in the jobs recovery.
The US economy added a whopping 379,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.2%, data showed on Friday.
On Friday, crude oil prices edged higher over 3%. Brent crude futures were up by 3.3% to $68.97 per barrel at 14:41 GMT, while the US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose by 3.1% to $65.83.
The S&P 500 opened higher on Friday after data showed that the US jobs growth beat expectations in February.
On Friday, the dollar index jumped as high as 92.201 after economic data showed that the US jobs growth surged by 379,000 in February.
China's ByteDance is developing a Clubhouse-like app for Chinese customers on the back of the US audio chat service success across the world.
Dassault Aviation is planning to deliver its Falcon 6X business aircraft at the 2022-end, as well as make an announcement about Future Falcon, the planemaker's CEO said on Friday.
Instacart, the US grocery delivery app, is planning to go public via a direct listing, avoiding a traditional way of a public listing through an initial public offering, Reuters reported on Friday.
On Friday, the social media platform Reddit announced it had named Snap's veteran Drew Vollero as the company's chief financial officer.
Swiss bank UBS is set to launch on Monday its appeal against the record €4.5B penalty levied by France's court for alleged help to its wealthy clients to conceal undeclared assets offshore.
Volkswagen's core brand is planning to over double the share electric cars have in total EU sales by 2030, seeking to speed up the automaker's shift towards green vehicles.
During Friday's European trading hours, crude oil price benchmarks continued their surge, as 14-month high levels were reached.
Broadcom shares dropped on Thursday following the company's report of its chip sales coming out below Wall Street's forecasts, hurt by the global shortage of semiconductor chips.
Household spending of Japan likely fell in January compared to the previous year, tumbling for the second consecutive month, after the state of emergency had been introduced to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Stellantis announced it would distribute its car parts maker Faurecia's stake worth up to $368.46M to its shareholders.
Velodyne Lidar stated on Friday its founder David Hall stepped down as the company's director earlier this week, days after Hall had been removed as chairman.
The apparel retailer Gap is expecting to return to its sales growth in 2021, as it forecasts Athleta brand's sales to double during the following two years and hopes the COVID-19 vaccines roll-out will boost stores traffic.
General Motors stated it had entered talks over construction of the second battery plans in Tennessee with its South Korean JV partner LG Chem.
The US International Trade Commission criticised Ford Motor for pursuing SK Innovation battery deals after the South Korean EV battery maker had misappropriated its rival LG Chem's trade secrets.
On Thursday, the payments firm Square agreed to acquire a majority stake of Tidal, the music streaming service owned by the rapper Jay-Z, for $297M in the deal that could bring the blockchain to masses.
Apple is likely to face EU antitrust charges in the following weeks after a complaint by rival Spotify that it unfairly promoted its own service for music streaming.
Siemens Energy, the turbine supplier to the power industry, is expected to take place in Germany's blue-chip DAX index from March 22 instead of Nivea manufacturer Beiersdorf.
Exxon Mobil sued Australia's Macquarie Energy in the Texas court to refrain from paying $11.7M for missed deliveries over the last month's winter freeze in the US.
Chevron has teamed up with Microsoft, Schlumberger and Clean Energy Systems over the construction of a carbon capture factory in California, expanding its investments in the renewable technology.