The Philly Fed reported on Thursday that its PMI for the region came in at 26.2 in December, up from the preceding month's 22.7, while analysts anticipated a slight decrease to 21.5.
Official data released on Thursday showed that Canadian core retail sales jumped 0.8% in October, following the prior month's upwardly revised gain of 0.4%.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the US economy expanded at a 3.2% annual rate in the September quarter, slightly below the prior estimate.
Statistics Canada reported that headline consumer prices rose 0.3% in November, whereas core consumer prices dropped 0.1%.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is set to buy First Utility, a British supplier of gas and electricity, in an attempt to expand its UK market, the company explained on Thursday.
Mexico's annual inflation reached 6.69% early in December, thus putting negative pressure on the country's central bank to keep borrowing costs at high levels.
The European Investment Bank has granted two loans worth around €32M to the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday in order to improve its infrastructure and living standards.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said on Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co's unit in Switzerland had breached anti-money laundering rules when dealing with 1MDB.
Nestle expects selling its US confectionery business in the Q1 of 2018 amid the company's intention to explore some business strategic options, which made it to divest the unit.
Mexico and the European Union are about to reach a free trade agreement, after the both side resolve some issues like hammering out the agriculture access, they stated on Thursday.
Huawei and Nokia clinched a smartphone patent license patent accord with the Chinese Huawei, the companies stated on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits surged 20K to 245K in the week ending December 16, topping analysts' expectations for a 232K rise.
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has visited Libya in a new push for the United Nations talks, saying its rival factions had to stick to the UN to prepare for the 2018 elections.
The EU Aviation Safety Regulator ordered the airlines to replace about 1K of Rolls-Royce Trent engines on the aircraft amid suspicion some of the components have got corroded.
The Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu called the United Nations 'house of lies' right ahead of the vote on a draft verdict urging the US to annul the Jerusalem recognition as Israel's capital.
On Thursday, a car that had rammed into the crowd of pedestrians in Australia's city of Melbourne hurt at least 14 people, the police reported, saying the driver and a suspect were arrested.
According to a report by the Bank of Greece, the country and its lenders should clarify the need and conditions for a ‘precautionary support programme' after the bailout ends.
Japan's Cabinet Office showed on Thursday that a free trade agreement with the European Union would increase the country's GDP by 1% annually within the following 10-20 years.
The Bank of New York Mellon froze $22B in Kazakhstan's assets amid a lawsuit filed by a Moldovan businessman Anatolie Stati against the country's government.
The Philippines decided to boost its cybersecurity measures ahead of the planned entry of China Telecom and other related firms' entry into the country's telecom industry.
The British Senior Minister Damian Green was forced to step down by the Prime Minister Theresa May, following an inquiry over the pornography scandal he had been involved in.
The UN mediator Staffan de Mistura is set to attend the Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana on Friday, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
The EU Commission started an investigation into whether China's electronic bicycles exporters benefited from the excessive state subsidies, raising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels.
At least 12 people were injured on Thursday after a car rammed into the crowd of pedestrians in Australia's city of Melbourne. A car driver was arrested by the police later.