Nintendo shares jumped 13% on Friday, after Tencent won the key approval to start selling Nintendo's Switch console in China, the world's biggest games market.
More than 60% of Japanese companies want authorities to proceed with the sales tax increase in October, thought feel that extra government spending is necessary to cushion the blow over the economy.
Uzbekistan's turnover of foreign trade was about $9.4B and increased 27% compared with the same period of 2018, according to the report of the country's statistics committee.
Nissan Motor is set to cut global production about 15% for the current FY ending March 2020, as the company shifts away from the aggressive growth campaign promoted by former Chairman.
The Natural Resources Ministry of Canada stated on Thursday that the new deadline for a decision to be made on the extension of the Trans Mountain pipeline was set for June 18.
The US House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stated on Thursday that attempts to impeach the country's President Donald Trump would be irrational in light of the upcoming 2020 presidential elections.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the Hudson News CEO James Cohen is expected to acquire American Media Inc's National Enquirer for $100M.
The US International Trade Commission stated on Thursday that renegotiated NAFTA trade deal to certain extent would boost the country's economy, though it might decrease national vehicle production.
According to the White House, the renegotiated North American trade deal (NAFTA) is expected to create 76K new jobs in the automobile sector in the upcoming five years.
Despite a report about the decrease of Saudi Arabia's crude exports, the price of oil futures on Thursday did not change significantly, fluctuating around $63.66 a barrel.
On Thursday, Ukraine's court ruled that the nationalisation of PrivatBank was illegal. However, the Ukrainian Finance Minister said it would appeal the ruling.
On Thursday, Diego Della Valle, the owner and CEO of Italy's luxury group Tod's, said that the company's e-commerce sales increased by a double digit.
According to data released by the US Commerce Department, the numbers of Americans applying for unemployment benefits, dropped to its lowest level in almost 50 years.
On Thursday, the US Commerce Department said that retail sales increased by 1.6% in March. The biggest gain in more than eighteen months.
Wall Street edged higher on Thursday, boosted by a better-than-expected rise in the US retail sales, as data showed that the US economic growth picked up in the first quarter.
On Thursday, shares of Jet Airways Ltd edged lower, as investors had doubts if the grounded airline would take to the sky again.
The largest oil producer in the world, Saudi Aramco, has entered talks to acquire a 20% stake in the petrochemicals and refining businesses of the Indian group Reliance Industries, seeking to boost its investments in the sector.
Berkeleys has hired JP Morgan, the US investment bank, to review all options for the firm's investment funds, including its sale, which could be valued at about $500M, according to banking sources.
Chrysaor is nearing a deal to acquire ConocoPhillips' UK North Sea oil and gas assets, in a deal that could make the company the basin's largest producer.
Uber Technologies is getting closer to an investment deal with Toyota Motor, SoftBank and Japan's Denso Corp for the self-driving car unit that should be valued at $7.25B, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Thursday, Osram, the German lighting group, stated it had continued talks with Carlyle Group and Bain Capital after the Manager Magazine's report that the PE firms could scrap a potential takeover.
Life360, the US family tracking app, launched its A$145M worth initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange on Thursday, offering around 30M shares at A$4.79 per each.
UK retail sales data surprised the markets on Thursday, as instead of the expected 0.3% decline an increase of 1.1% had taken place in March. The data indicates that before the Brexit deadline consumers shopped more than before Christmas.
On Thursday, Daimler announced that the company intends to save at least six billion euros at Mercedes-Benz by enacting a new cost cutting campaign that would increase efficiency.