The US trade deficit widened to $54.9B in August from $54B in July amid ongoing trade tensions, a report published by the US Commerce Department shows.
Inflation in Russia slowed to 4% in September from 4.3% in August on lower vegetable and fruit prices, the Russian Federal Statistics Service Rosstat reports.
Orders in the German mechanical engineering industry declined 17% in August, a report published by the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association shows.
Serbia wants to expand its business relations with the Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei, the Serbian Minister of Innovation and Technological Development Nenad Popovic says.
The foreign trade of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached $12.4B in the first eight months of 2019, a 12% increase from the prior year, local authorities say.
EU antitrust regulators launched a probe on Friday into Boeing's bid to acquire a majority stake in Embraer's commercial aircraft arm, suggesting the deal may hit competition and lead to increased prices.
The US Chevron Corp has signed a deal with the Royal Dutch Shell unit to acquire a stake worth 40% in the Mexican Gulf's three deepwater blocks after receiving an approval from the National Hydrocarbon Commission.
One of the top US payment processors, PayPal, stated on Friday that it has decided to quit from Facebook's Libra Association.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union stated on Friday that it managed to achieve certain progress in talks with General Motors Co (GM) regarding the issue of temporary workers and health care.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated on Friday that Tesla should have recalled 2K Model S and Model X cars instead of doing a software update.
Ecuadorean transport unions decided on Friday to temporarily stop protests against optimization of fuel-subsidies amid arrests of 370 people and nationwide transport collapse.
The US authorities claimed on Friday that Purdue Pharma LP, the OxyContin drug producer, generated nearly $13B for the Sackler family.
According to government papers submitted to a Scottish Court, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will request for a Brexit extension if he fails to strike a deal with the EU by October 19.
Peter Navarro, the White House top Trade Adviser, said on Friday that the US Federal Reserve should continue cutting interest rates despite low unemployment numbers.
Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday, as data showed that the US economy added about 136,000 jobs in September.
On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to lift the annual blending mandate for biofuels starting from 2020.
The Dollar Index, which measures the US Dollar against a basket of foreign currencies, edged higher on Friday, as data showed that the US nonfarm payrolls increased by 136,000 jobs in September.
Peter Navarro, the White House top Trade Adviser, said on Friday that the US Federal Reserve should continue cutting interest rates despite low unemployment numbers.
On Friday, Tensions between Turkey and Cyprus intensified after Ankara announced that it had sent an oil and gas drilling ship to waters off southern Cyprus.
According to government documents, submitted to the Court of Session in Scotland, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson would ask for a Brexit extension if no deal has been agreed by October 19.
The US unemployment rate plunged to 3.5%, a nearly 50-year low, while the job growth rose moderately in September, with the retail sector continuing to cut jobs, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
The US trade deficit rose 1.6% to $54.9B in August, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, as consumer goods imports skyrocketed to its record high.
On Friday, Thomson Reuters Corp announced it had acquired FC Business Intelligence, the B2B event specialist, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Mexico's airline Interjet is nearing a deal to acquire 12 Airbus A220 passenger aircraft, seeking for a replacement for the carrier's partly grounded Sukhoi Superjet fleet, according to Reuters.