US statisticians on Friday published homebuilding statistics which revealed that construction of private homes in March reached a two year low level.
On Friday, climate change protesters descended upon the headquarters of the leading French bank Societe Generale. The protesters blocked people from entering the building.
The Dutch Tourism Bureau announced this week that it is expecting seventeen million tourists to visit the country during the Easter holidays. The tourists are forecast to spend nearly 300 million Euros.
The Chairman of Spice Jet Ajay Singh announced on Friday that his company is giving a hiring preference to ex-employees of Jet Airways. Jet Airways has been decreasing their staff in an effort to cut costs.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced on Friday that the PM is ready to do more changes to his cabinet, if it will be required. The announcement came after a reshuffle of ministers.
On Friday, Fiat Chrysler announced that the company is recalling 320,000 Dodge Dart cars. The cars have a defect that could cause them to roll away.
The head of the European Union's executive power Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Friday that he still sees a possible no-deal Brexit occurring.
On Friday, Tesla Inc announced that the company is decreasing the amount of executive board members from eleven to seven. Four board members intend to leave during the next two years.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Friday that he would continue leading his team in negotiations with North Korea despite the protest of the latter.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the ex-Vice President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce his participation in 2020 presidential race on Wednesday.
The National Assembly of Venezuela is expected to gather next week and vote on whether to approve $71M PDVSA's bond interest payment.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) together with Crown Acquisitions have acquired a stake in a portfolio of New York real estate owned by Vornado Realty Trust (VRT).
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) stated on Friday that deliveries of Chinese wooden cabinets are damaging local producers and might lead to the imposition of tariffs on the imported products.
Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, said on Friday that the United States diplomatic efforts would continue toward the denuclearisation of North Korea.
On Friday, the Communist Party said that China would keep maintaining the policy that supports the economy, as pressure lingers.
Viktor Medvedchuk, the Moscow's closest ally in Ukraine, said on Friday that the new Ukrainian President might regain full control of Eastern Ukraine, if the leader repairs ties with Kremlin.
According to a poll, released by research body Reiting, showed that Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comic actor, led by 57.9% against incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in the Ukrainian Presidential election.
According to data released by the US Commerce Department on Friday, showed that homebuilding approached a two-year low level in March.
On Friday, Fiat Chrysler said it would recall about 320,000 automatic transmission Dart cars in the US, Mexico and Canada, that could roll away due to defection.
Malaysian officials revealed on Friday that the government is reviving a multi-billion property project, which previously was stopped due to the fact that it is being developed by a venture linked to China.
On Friday, the South Korean government announced that it is improving its shift to cleaner energy efforts. In general, the government set long term renewable power production targets.
On Friday, top officials of the Japanese government announced that the government will stick to its plan to hike sales tax in October despite any rumours.
Thai officials announced on Friday that the country's government intends to spend $630 million to boost economic growth. Namely, the country intends to subsidize some of its industries.
On Friday, Chinese officials announced that the country's government will promote the use of wind energy to power heating systems for the winter season. China is known for being one of the most wind polluted countries.