The US financial regulator stated that the country's companies would have up to a year for final report, as new bill complicated it to be made timely.
Boeing was awarded a $6.2B worth contract for 36 F-15 jets for air force of Qatar, the Pentagon stated in a statement.
Fiat Chrysler US unit stated that it would recall 1.8M trucks in the US, Mexico, Canada and other markets to fix a detail and allow the driver to leave the park without the key ignited.
The EBRD said that it extended a $350M worth loan to Ukrainian biggest steel mill, which is owned by ArcelorMittal, for environment and modernisation.
Commodity trader ED&F Man showed in the report a $144.6B loss for the fiscal year ending September 30, citing solid underperformance in grains and sugar businesses.
Russia's biggest oil producer Rosneft reached a settlement with the Sistema conglomerate, which is likely to pay out $1.7B to resolve the dispute on the Basneft oil firm.
Germany's carmaker Daimler stated that the US tax reform is likely to result in the income tax advantage of €1.7B worth in the company's 2017 results.
The US consumer spending strengthened, while capital goods orders rose for the tenth month in succession, indicating that the US economy was gaining momentum by the end of the year.
UnitedHealth Group announced that it signed an agreement to buy Chile's healthcare business Banmedica for $2.8B, expanding its footprint in South America.
The US economy is expected to grow at a 2.8% yearly pace in the Q4, following durable goods orders and personal spending figures for November, the Atlanta Fed forecast model revealed.
The US Department of Commerce reported on Friday that new single-family home sales increased by 17.5% month-on-month, thus reaching its highest level since July 2007.
The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday that the central government would make an attempt to hold constructive talks with Catalan pro-independence parties.
Canada's National Railway Co informed about its plans to purchase 200 locomotives from General Electric Co during the following three years to satisfy higher demand.
The US President Donald Trump is set to sign into law the massive $1.5T tax overhaul and a government spending plan later on Friday.
The United States backed the Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election on Friday, despite disputes and protests that sparked out over the vote.
According to J.D. Power and LMC Automotive, the US vehicle sales pace is seen to be down 2.6% in December, despite manufacturers' aggressive discount campaign.
On Friday, Germany has launched probe of the scheduled China bid for the aerospace supplier Cotesa, following Berlin tightened rules on takeovers of foreign corporates.
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on Friday that a total of 48K Russian troops took part in its military campaign in Syria.
Qualcomm's board unanimously had rejected all the 11 candidates to replace its current directors picked by Silver Lake and Broadcom, the chipmaker stated on Friday.
Deutsche Telekom is acquiring Austria's cable provider UPC from the US telecommunications company Liberty Global in a deal worth $2.25B including debt, which is seen to be closed in the 2018 second half.
On Friday, Chinese banking regulator curbed the lenders cooperation with trust companies based on covering up risk and skirting regulations amid China's latest crackdown on shadow banking.
Volkswagen had to suspend bonuses of 14 works council members and cut the salaries, as the public prosecution had launched an inquiry into the alleged earlier overpayment.
The UK will take ‘hard-headed' stance in talks with Russia, the British Prime Minister Theresa May said prior to a meeting between Boris Johnson and Sergey Lavror on Friday.
Belarus has approved a law that legalises transactions in crypto-currencies in an attempt to boost its private sector growth and attract direct foreign investment.