On Thursday, a senior US official said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the US President Donald Trump will meet on April 27 to discuss Iran nuclear deal and trade tensions with China.
The economic adviser of the US President Donald Trump Larry Kudlow said that a trade deal between China and the US is possible over time after both sides work out their trade differences.
Sirin Labs, Swiss-Israeli technology company, claimed that FIH Mobile LTD, a subsidiary of electronics manufacturer Foxconn, will manufacture the blockchain smartphone Finney.
The US President Donald Trump continued attacking Amazon.com and The Washington Post, the newspaper fully owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, calling it a "chief lobbyist" of Amazon.
Data released by Eurostat showed that the volume of retail trade in the Euro zone was up 0.1% over the course of February.
According to the data released by Markit on Thursday, the UK's services PMI dropped to 51.7 points in March, missing analysts' expectations for a 53.9-point reading.
Profits of the US-based seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto Co missed analysts' estimates on Thursday, being negatively affected by lower sales volumes and corn prices.
The US trade deficit rose 1.6% to a nine-year high of $57.6B in February, being partly affected by an increase in commodity prices, the US Commerce Department reported on Thursday.
Glass Lewis, a proxy adviser, recommended Credit Suisse's shareholders to approve the key management pay scheme at the company's annual general meeting on April 27, despite some concerns over its transparency.
The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted his Justice Secretary's resignation, picking the leaders of the country's security forces.
On Thursday, shares in the Turkish majority state-owned Halkbank surged as much as 18%, after the US prosecution sought to sentence the bank's executive to 20 years in prison for helping Iran to avoid US sanctions.
India's online travel service MakeMyTrip tied up with Flipkart to allow its customers to book the local flight tickets and various travel services directly from the company's portal.
Italy's state lender CDP will buy a 5% stake in Telecom Italia, as it seeks to protect the Italian interest in the group, three sources reported on Thursday.
European stocks edged higher during Thursday's trading session, as the risk-averse sentiment caused by a possible trade war allayed.
The Single Resolution Board noted on Thursday that around €100B of bonds that Euro zone banks had issued under the UK's law might not be accessible as capital buffers after Brexit.
The ride-hailing app Uber stated on Thursday it was planning to suspend its Greece licenced service, following the approval of a local legislation that introduces tougher rules on the sector.
On Thursday, Australia has launched an investigation into the Facebook privacy case to find out whether the company breached the country's privacy laws on the back of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley was forced to cancel his visit to London for the annual economic talks scheduled for the next week due to health issues, the government said.
On Thursday, US diplomats were seen leaving the embassy in Moscow, following their expulsion by Russia over the ex-spy Skripal's poisoning in Britain.
Saudi Arabia is set to open its first cinema in over 35 years in Riyadh on April 18, according to the country's authorities.
The Philippines will close its holiday hotspot of Boracay island for six month starting April 26, forcing the airline to cut back their flights, while business unit urged to reconsider the decision.
Monique Matheson, the CHRO of Nike, stated that the company would need to step up representation of minorities and women, weeks after a leadership was changed.
The US is set to sanction Russia's oligarchs over the course of this week under a legislation targeting Moscow for its meddling in the US election in 2016.
The ANZ reported that commodity prices grew 1.2% month-over-month in March, following the preceding month's rise of 2.8%