On Friday, Larry Kudlow, the White House senior economic adviser, said that President Donald Trump's administration would closely monitor the planned merger between Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler.
On Friday, the US Dollar edged lower against a basket of major currencies after data revealed a mixed perspective on the US economy.
On Friday, Chevron Corp announced a 36% decline in Q3 profit. The decline was attributed to a weaker oil and gas prices.
Exxon Mobil Corporation revealed on Friday that its profits almost halved in the third quarter. The profits were hit by low oil prices and weak chemical business.
On Friday, Reuters announced that various analysts are against the delay of Royal Dutch Shell Company's announced $25 billion share buyback delay.
Hong Kong's September retail sales dropped 18.3% due to anti-government protests held in the Chinese-ruled city for about five months, scaring away tourists.
Ana Botin, the chairman of Banco Santander, acquired 1M bank shares worth €3.61M, right after the lender reported a sharp decline in its Q3 earnings, a regulatory filing released on Thursday showed.
During the Asian and European Friday trading, global stock indices were aiming at a two year high level. The surge occurred due to the recent US interest rate cut, which decreased the value of the USD.
The South African owner of Domino's Pizza and Starbucks franchises, Taste Holdings, announced on Friday it would exit the food business, adding it had already kicked off 13 Starbucks' coffee stores for $464K.
Canada's Bombardier is planning a sale of two aerostructures plants in Morocco and the Belfast to Spirit AeroSystems in a cash and debt deal worth over $1.0B.
KCNA, North Korea's state news agency, reported on Friday that another successful test of the giant multiple rocket launchers had been conducted a day earlier, but triggered protests from neighbouring South Korea and Japan.
On Friday, Asian shares turned higher due to a surprise bounce in China's manufacturing activity that offset negativity forecast made by Bloomberg, which has cast doubts whether the US and China will manage to reach the trade deal.
Spain is ready to host the United Nations-led climate change summit called COP25 in Madrid after Chile's withdrawal due to raging street protests, the Spanish government stated.
Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group are planning a tie-up in a 50/50 share merger deal worth $50B that would create the fourth-biggest carmaker in the world, seeking to reach an agreement in the coming weeks.
Pinterest reported its quarterly revenue and the revised annual sales forecast had missed Wall Street's expectations, sending the company's shares down 19% on the news.
The Central Bank is considering to reduce Russia's key interest rate to 6% by the next year's end, a sharp cut from the previously expected 6.50%.
On Thursday, European labour unions addressed PSA and Fiat Chrysler top management urging them to avoid job cuts and factory closures in case of a successful merger.
The US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated on Thursday that the Congress was working hard on trade deal between the US, Canada and Mexico and soon would be ready to approve it.
The German carrier Lufthansa is planning to make a €200M worth investment in the struggling Italian carrier Alitalia, Reuters reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, Fisker, the electric car maker, announced it would launch its new luxury SUV production in the 2021-end, expecting to trigger car deliveries in 2022.
Thomson Reuters reported better-than-expected quarterly operating profit of $262M in the Q3, up from $173M in the prior quarter, adding that it would increase dividend payout ratio.
Nintendo operating profit more than doubled in the second quarter, surpassing analyst estimates, amid strong demand for Switch console with nearly 7M units sold.
On Thursday, shares of Facebook grew around 5%, a day after it reported the third straight increase in the quarterly sales growth pace and users' amount rise in some of lucrative markets.
The Central Bank is likely to trim Russia's key interest rate to 6% by the end of 2020, a sharp move from the previous forecasts of 6.50% cut.