According to the Wall Street Journal, the solid profit increase of Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co in Q2Y2018 showed stronger business and consumer confidence in the US economy.
The Colombian President-elect Ivan Duque has nominated Andres Valencia and Carlos Holmes as agriculture and foreign ministers, respectively.
The Nigerian Ports Authority has slammed a 10-day suspension on Maerskline, Cosco, APS and Lansal shipping lines after a strike of truck drivers.
China Mobile has signed a deal worth $1.17B with the Finnish telecommunications company Nokia for the implementation of a future-oriented network infrastructure.
The head of the ruling Justice and Development Party Mehdi Eker said on Friday he expects the United States will understand and respect Turkey's decision to purchase Russian S-400 missile batteries.
Brazilian Billionaire Flavio Rocha announced on Friday his quit from presidential race amid low rates in opinion polls which were similar to ex-Minister Henrique Meirelles results.
Tens of thousands Nicaraguans went to the streets of their cities on Friday to demand President Daniel Ortega's immediate resignation.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met on Friday with delegation from Iran led by Khamenei's aide Akbar Velayati to discuss regional security and future of the nuclear deal.
In a meeting with the newly elected President of Mexico Andres Obrador, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that President Trump wanted to improve and strengthen relations with southern neighbour.
The senior US Democrat in the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday that President Trump must convince Vladimir Putin to end meddling into American elections.
US Department of Commerce On Friday removed a ban on US companies selling goods to Chinese company ZTE Corp.
On Friday, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson stated that the US Justice Department has little or no chance of overturning AT&T Inc's of buying Time Warner.
On Friday, a federal grand jury announced the indictments of 12 Russian spies with hacking and meddling of the US 2016 Presidential election.
US stocks rallied slightly on Friday, and thus sending the S&P 500 to reach a five-month high.
The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa received a $10B investment pledge from Saudi Arabia during his Middle East trip, the Presidency reports.
Morocco and China plan to improve bilateral media cooperation after a Chinese delegation's visit to Rabat, Morocco's official news agency reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Greek Ambassador to Moscow Andreas Friganas on Friday to protest the recent expulsion of Russian diplomats.
India plans to purchase S-400 air defence system despite US sanctions on military transactions with Russia, the Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says.
The US economy is likely to expand at a 2.77% annualized rate in the Q2 and 2.64% in the Q3, following the latest reports on import prices and the CPI, the New York Fed's Nowcast model revealed.
The President of China Xi Jinping stated that the country must enhance its core technology innovation, as it wpuld be key to high-quality economic development and national security.
The US import prices marked the strongest decline in over two years in June, as petroleum products' prices dropped and the strong US Dollar weighed on other goods' costs, indicating benign import inflation pressures.
India's second-largest IT company Infosys retained the revenue outlook for its fiscal year ending in March, with the CEO optimistic about demand for the firm's services in the key markets of Europe and the US.
Wells Fargo & Co showed in the report that its quarterly profit fell short of analysts' estimates, as expenses rose amid former missteps, while lending activity weakened, sending the company's shares down 4% in early trade.
Citigroup reported that its quarterly profit topped Wall Street forecasts on strength in the company's consumer banking business, though revenue missed estimates, weighed down by weaker debt underwriting.