Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country's economy grew 0.1% month-on-month in December, following the prior month's expansion of 0.4% and meeting analysts' expectations.
The University of Michigan reported that its Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 99.7 in February from the prior month's 99.9, while analysts anticipated a decrease to 99.4.
Xerox stated on Friday that its activist investor Darwin Deason did not have rights to name directors to the board outside the nomination window, after he had tried to nominate a full list of directors.
According to Russia's Deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich, the US tariffs imposed on aluminium and steel imports might hit Russia; however, the damage would be less compared to the EU or China.
On Friday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May stated that the country was close to the agreement with Brussels on the implementation period terms that would smooth its withdrawal from the bloc.
According to the UNICEF agency, the aid convoy for 180K Syrian people could go to Douma, in the eastern Ghouta's besieged enclave, already this Sunday.
The European Union has warned the United States on Friday of a possible retaliation, in case the President Donald Trump's severe tariffs on imported aluminium and steel apply to Europe.
Shares in the Chinese second-biggest e-commerce company JD.com tumbled 7% on Friday after the firm posted a lower-than-expected Q4 profits.
On Friday, the "Angry Birds" maker Rovio stated the head of games Wilhelm Taht was set to leave, after the Finnish firm had announced a profit warning, sending its shares down 50%.
China's automaker SAIC Motor and Germany's chipmaker Infineon Tech will form a joint venture to produce power modules for the electric car market in China.
According to the data released by Markit on Friday, the UK's construction PMI for February stood at 51.4, beating analysts' expectations for a 50.5-point reading.
Data released by Destatis revealed that Germany's retail sales slid 0.7% in January, following an upwardly-revised drop of 1.1% registered in the preceding month and missing economists' expectations for a 0.8% uptick.
The French Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud said Emmanuel Macron's plans over the unemployment benefits expansion for people resigning from their job position would cost €180M annually.
General Motors' plants are set to phase out 5K job positions in South Korea, keeping production at the current level, if Seoul approves its $2.8B loss-making operation proposal.
The world's largest automotive supplier Robert Bosch hired an "Internet of things" expert Tanja Rueckert from the business software developer SAP, who is set to join the firm on July 1.
On Friday, the Armenian Parliament elected the former Prime Minister Armen Sarkissian as the new President of the country to serve a term of seven years.
Renault's Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn did not exclude the possibility of mergers within the Renault-Mitsubishi-Nissan alliance, but stated it was not an objective.
On Friday, Toyota Motor said it would form a $2.8B joint venture with the group companies Aisin Seiki and Denso for the researching and developing self-driving technology.
General Motors' sales in South Korea plunged 19% to 36,725 cars in February, following the US carmaker's decision to close one of its plants in the country.
China is set to build bigger aircraft carriers, as the country has mastered its technical abilities to do so, following the President Xi Jinping's promise to turn the Chinese military into the worldclass fighting force by 2050.
In an interview with Reuters, the Peruvian Cabinet spokesperson revealed the country was going to declare its only oil pipeline a "strategic asset" and enable military to protect it from vandals.
On Friday, Haruhiko Kuroda, the BoJ Governor, ruled out a possibility of raising the central bank's long-term interest rate target before inflation hits 2%.
The Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda stated on Friday that he would guide the country's monetary policy with a particular focus on reaching the BoJ's 2% inflation goal.
On Friday, Thailand's Election Commission began the registration for new political parties, marking the first official political activity allowed in the state since the coup in 2014.