On Friday, Verity Health System and six other California hospitals managed by former billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong's filed for bankruptcy.
The University of Michigan said on Friday that the US consumer sentiment has fallen to a seven-month low in August.
Oil prices dipped on Friday, over concerns that a global trade war might affect energy demand. However, the US sanctions on Iran and the falling Venezuelan output restricted the decline.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial remained unchanged on Friday, as trade talks between Washington and other major economies intensified.
Coca-Cola agreed to purchase coffee shop chain Costa for $5.1B to extend the company's push into healthier drinks and take on the likes of Nestle and Starbucks in the global coffee market.
OPEC oil production risen in August to the highest level of this year, as Libyan output recovered and Iraq's exports reached a record, but a cut in Iran's shipments amid the US sanctions limited the rise.
The Brazilian economy expanded slightly in the Q2 despite a nationwide strike of truckers, as a slow recovery rumbled on before presidential elections in October.
India's annual economic growth accelerated pace to the strongest in two years of 8.2% in the three-month period to June, giving Narendra Modi's government a boost in the final year of the term before elections.
A Reuters poll on Friday showed that global investment funds have increased equity holdings to a four-month high level. This shows that market participants expect an upcoming surge in the stock markets.
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday announced that the EU will increase import tariffs on cars, if the US does the same.
On Friday, the market value of Tencent Holdings slumped by $20B after Chinese government announced a crackdown on online gaming industry, resulting in higher regulatory risks for online gaming companies.
On Friday, the Conservative Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg appointed the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Oil during the recent Minister's cabinet reshuffle.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison met with the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in Jakarta to discuss the cooperation and the potential trade deal between two states.
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to acquire American chip manufacturer Integrated Device Technology Inc as a part of Renesas' strategy to focus on the development of chips for self-driving card.
Austria's Central Bank governor Ewald Nowotny urged the European Central Bank to adopt a firmer line in balancing its monetary policy and focus on taking its deposit rate away of the negative zone.
On Friday, Britain's Whitbread Plc agreed to sell Costa Coffee chain to Coca-Cola for $5.1 billion.
Oil prices held firmly on Friday, as the US sanctions on Iran's crude oil exports and falling Venezuelan output reduced global supply.
The Turkish Lira was stable against the US Dollar on Friday, having declined in the previous session on reports that Turkey's Central Bank deputy governor Erkan Kilimci was quitting the bank.
The Austrian Defence Minister Mario Kunasek suggested on Thursday to use armed forces of the European Union to help border guards to protect the frontier from illegal migrants.
In result of the Turkey's Central Bank Deputy Governor's Erkan Kilimci resignation announcement, the national currency tumbled by 1%, thus reaching the mark of 6.73 against the US Dollar.
Senior negotiators from the United Stated and Canada agreed on Thursday to have fourth day of talks aimed to resolve final disagreements before deadline.
According to officials, the new Mexican government may prohibit Odebrecht, the Brazilian scandalous construction company, to participate in projects involving state funds.
Japan's unemployment rate increased fractionally to 2.5% in July, following a 2.4% in a month earlier, the government stated in the report on Friday.
Japan's industrial production declined 0.1% in July, after a 1.8% drop a month earlier, making the third month of falling in succession, the report showed on Friday.