The economy of Brazil performed better than forecasted in the first three months of 2021, data published by the Central Bank of Brazil show.
The unemployment rate in Brazil increased to a record level of 14.7%, or around 14.8M people, in the first three months of 2021, the Institute of Geography and Statistics reports.
The unemployment rate in Japan rose to 2.8% in April for the first time in six months, data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications show.
The economy of France contracted 0.1% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the last three months of 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies reports.
The US economy expanded 6.4% in the first three months of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, a statement published by the US Commerce Department shows.
Germany plans to spend more than €8B on 62 large hydrogen projects as the country moves towards climate neutrality, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy reports.
According to the US Commerce Department, consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US economic activity, surged by 0.50% in April.
As reported by the US Commerce Department on Friday, US inflation edged higher by 0.70% last month.
AMC Entertainment's shares rose by 17.3% to $31.11 in the US premarket trading on Friday, while stocks of video game retailer GameStop soared by 2%.
On Friday, futures for the Canadian S&P/TSX composite index edged higher by 0.34% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The FAA has confirmed on Friday that Boeing had temporarily suspended its 787 Dreamliner deliveries on the agency's request for additional data to determine whether its planned inspection method complied with federal requirements.
On Friday, the Swedish company Klarna reported the value of transactions using the company's platform in Q1 nearly doubled, driven mainly by the US growth.
India's Tata Sons bought the majority stake in BigBasket, the online grocery seller, joining the e-commerce race with Walmart's Flipkart, Amazon.com and Reliance Industries.
On Friday, Bitcoin plunged 8% to its lowest level this week, tumbled by a rising Chinese crackdown as well as environmental concerns to nearly 40% so far in May.
On Friday, CD Projekt stated it had named Gabriel Amatangelo as its new head of Cyberpunk 2077 flagship game, as the Polish video games developer seeks recovery from the last year's bug-ridden release of the game.
Dell Technologies and HP Inc posted their quarterly revenues that topped Wall Street forecasts on higher demand for their personal computers, but warned that the global semiconductor chip shortage could hit the supplies.
On Friday, JD Logistics soared in its Hong Kong debut, valuing the Chinese delivery company at $34B and providing a robust start for the country's second-biggest listing this year.
AT&T's Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar stated that he would remain in his position through 2021 and would reassess his options the following year.
Gap has raised its 2021 sales and profit forecast, anticipating an unabated jump in demand for the company's new apparel on hopes for more people returning to pre-pandemic way of life.
General Motors is planning to resume its production at five plants across the world that were hit by the global semiconductor chips deficit.
Russia's Sberbank unit SberAutoTech has unveiled its new self-driving car called "FLIP", describing the vehicle as "taxi of the future".
Salesforce.com raised its annual revenue and profit outlook and reported its quarterly revenue exceeded analysts' expectations, driven by robust demand for the company's cloud-based software during the pandemic.
Dell Technologies topped Wall Street expectations for its quarterly revenue on strong demand for the company's software products and notebooks during then pandemic-caused remote working environment.
Google is close to settle the French antitrust case over allegations the tech giant has abused the power in its online advertising, and is likely to face penalties, according to the Wall Street Journal.