The Italian public debt will increase to 155.7% of GDP in 2020 from 134.8% of GDP in 2019, a report published by the Bank of Italy shows.
The Bulgarian Industrial Production Index declined by 16.1% in May, compared to the same period the previous year, the country's National Statistics Institute reports.
The US tech giant Google plans to invest more than $900M in transformation of Italian small and large businesses, the Google CEO Sundar Pichai says.
The British pharmacy chain Boots plans to cut around 4,000 jobs and close 48 stores amid the coronavirus pandemic, a statement published by the company shows.
The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's reaffirmed its B sovereign credit rating for Mongolia, the country's Finance Minister Chimed Khurelbaatar says.
Wells Fargo & Co is set to pledge more than $400M for small businesses recovery after the coronavirus crisis, it stated on Thursday.
Twitter announced it was currently hiring web engineers, as it seeks to establish a new subscription platform, sending the company's shares up 7% to $35.31 on the news.
The US electric carmaker Tesla has got "very close" to the level 5 self-driving driving technology, its CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday, referring to Tesla vehicles' capability to take on the roads with no driver input.
On Thursday, France's Alstom, the TGV high-speed train manufacturer, offered its French rail plant sale, intending to clinch the deal with Bombardier to acquire its transportation business by winning the EU Commission approval.
During Thursday's European trading hours, global stock indices surged, as a rally was led by the software giant SAP.
German exports rose less than anticipated in May on sluggish demand, despite the coronavirus lockdown had been lifted, according to data reported on Thursday.
Federal Reserve officials have raised concerns thatUS recovery might be stalled, while fresh business surveys marked developing risks from the endless coronavirus pandemic.
Airbus deliveries surged 50% las month compared with May, but hit the 16-low level in its first-half deliveries, the planemaker reported on Thursday.
Alstom is set to propose concessions to European regulators, including the rail factory sale, aiming to win antitrust approval for Bombardier transportation unit's purchase.
Johnson & Johnson's Cilag Holding is set to offer up to 11.8M existing common shares in Idorsia in rapid bookbuilding to commence.
Volkswagen's brand SEAT announced plans for €5B investments in 2020-2025, mainly in new R&D, electric card and equipment, after investing €3.3B in 2016-2020.
Private equity company KKR & Co agreed to buy Global Atlantic Financial Group, the retirement and life insurance firm, the companies announced.
The Australian tourism industry lost around $4.02B in the first three months of 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Tourism Research Australia reports.
The residential property price index in Macao increased by 0.7% for the period from March to May, compared to the prior three months, official data show.
The French economy is expected to rebound in the next months after a severe contraction in the second quarter, the national statistics institute INSEE reports.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping vowed firm mutual support in safeguarding sovereignty.
The Japanese service sector sentiment improved considerably to 38.8 points in June, an increase of 23.3 points, a report published by the government shows.
The Japanese current account surplus declined 27.9% to $10.97B in May, compared to the same period the previous year, data published by the Finance Ministry show.
The EU Commission reached deals with the pharmaceutical firms Merck KGaA and Roche to supply the COVID-19 experimental drugs, a source familiar with the matter said to Reuters on Wednesday.