European car registrations declined 17.6% to 884K vehicles in August, the ACEA reported, pointing to weak recovery in Europe's auto sector.
Uber Technologies revealed its sale plans of a part of the $6.3B worth stake it owns in China's ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, seeking to raise cash, according to Bloomberg News.
On Thursday, Ford Motor announced it had launched the production of its new version of F-150 pickup truck, expecting to start sales of the redesigned model in November.
The number of US initial jobless claims fell 33K to 860K last week, less than analysts expected, according to the Labor Department report published on Thursday.
Reuters reported on Thursday that the German government expects to take on 100 billion Euros in new debt in 2021.
On Thursday, the French Bank Societe Generale analysts stated that the probability of a no deal Brexit is 80%.
The Japan's Chief of Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announced on Thursday that the government expects the Bank of Japan to continue responding to the coronavirus.
On Thursday, the European Central Bank revealed that it had given euro zone banks 73 billion EUR in relief funds.
During Thursday's European trading hours, stock indices declined from recently hit high levels, as investors moved to US assets.
On Thursday, the new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has instructed Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura to take measures without delay to protect jobs.
On Thursday, crude oil prices remained stable in early trading, Brent crude futures gained 0.1%, at $42.27 a barrel at 0118 GMT, while the US WTI was flat at $40.16 per barrel.
According to official data, New Zealand GDP contracted a seasonally adjusted 12.2% quarter-on-quarter, the deepest quarterly decline on record.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grew 7.7% year-on-year in August, beating forecast, supported by items such as specialised machinery non-monetary gold.
South Korea's LG Chem, the electric vehicle battery supplier for GM and Tesla, announced it plans to separate battery business as a new firm in December.
On Thursday, the US Dollar edged higher against a basket of major currencies after the Fed said that the economic growth would improve from the COVID-19 induced decline they projected in June.
Amazon.com's main UK subsidiary paid just $8M in corporation tax last year, despite the group reporting over $17.5B in sales in Britain.
Volkswagen considered taking an up to 15% stake in Sixt, the car sharing and ride hailing firm, Manager Magazine reported.
ChargePoint, one of the oldest and largest EV charging networks, was nearing a deal to go public through a reverse takeover with Switchback Energy.
Germany's freight startup sennder acquired Uber's European freight business in an all-stock deal, which will see the US company becoming a minority shareholder.
Embracer, the Swedish game developer, is set to acquire Vertigo Games, the Netherlands-based VR games maker, in a deal worth €50M upfront with a potential extra payment of around €65M depending on the further performance.
Alibaba Group Holding and China Mobile Communications are exploring an investment worth $443 in Zhejiang Dahua Technology, which had been blacklisted by the United States last year, Reuters reported.
On Wednesday, Canada Statistics reported the country's annual inflation rate stayed at 0.1% last month, after declining gasoline costs offset the surging food prices.
Spain's Telefonica has partnered with Japan's Rakuten over the 5G radio network system's development by using AI and open platform, both companies stated on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries announced that the company had delivered world's first LNG powered large container ship.