The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Saturday that despite all difficulties he is optimistic that North Korea will manage to close its nuclear program on time.
Germany's carmaker Audi reported that revenue and sales rose in the H1 of 2018, despite the company's jailed CEO and the ongoing dieselgate.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing people, who are holding the "Fan ID" left from the 2018 FIFA World Cup to visit the country visa-free until the 2018 end.
Canada must do better work of communicating that refugees were not a threat to the country, the country's parliamentarian dealing with the asylum seekers influx said.
Alphabet's Google was in negotiations withInspur Group, Tencent Holdings and other Chinese firms to offer cloud services in the country, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
France's bank Societe Generale was in final negotiations to sell its Bulgaria's unit to Hungarian OTP Bank and is set to announce the deal in August, sources familiar with the matter stated.
One of the UK largest listed investors John Laing Infrastructure Fund stated that it is set to be acquired by a funds' consortium for nearly $1.8B.
Open Fiber stated that the European Investment Bank, state lender CDP and banks signed a €3.5B project finance package to support financing the ultra-fast broadband network to be rolled out across the country.
The US job growth weakened more than anticipated in July due to a fall of employment in the utilities and transportation sectors, though a slump in the jobless rate suggested that conditions of the labour market kept tightening.
Senior ministers in the Italian government were anticipated to meet to discuss 2019 budget, two sources indicated, as investors concerned over the government's spending plans sold Italy's bonds.
The Institute of Supply Management stated that the US non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 55.7 last month from 59.1 in June, while economists forecast a figure of 58.6
The UK takeover regulator stated that a review confirmed the ruling that Walt Disney has to offer at least £14 a share to buy Britain's pay-television group Sky.
Shares of American International Group decreased more than 3% in morning trading, after executives attempted to downplay weak earnings report.
The business growth in the Euro zone was sluggish at the start of the Q3 as anticipated, hampered by a decline in new orders, which sapped optimism of private sector, a survey revealed.
IHS Markit reported that activity in Britain's services sector weakened with the services PMI falling to 53.5 in July, after 55.1 in the prior month, missing forecasts for a 54.7 reading.
Kraft Heinz topped revenue and profit estimates for the quarter, as the Tater Tots maker increased product prices and reported higher-than-expected sales from the US, sending shares up 4% in early trading.
The US trade deficit marked the biggest rise in more than year and a half in the month of June, as the support to exports from shipments of soybean and higher oil prices raised the import bill.
The White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that China should not underestimate decisiveness of the US President Donald Trump to protect his country's trade interests.
The US satellite television provider Dish Network Corp reported on Friday an increase in quarterly profit, as a result of lower than projected number of lost subscribers.
The Commerce Ministry of China stated on Friday that its latest proposed tariffs on $60B worth American goods were rational and moderate, adding that the country reserves a right to adopt new measures in case of continuation of a trade war.
The value of Italian bonds and stocks in Italian financial institutions decreased on Friday amid concerns over new round of disputes in the recently formed government.
GoDaddy.com, the Internet domain provider, reported on Thursday its sales from the web hosting business below the Wall Street estimates, bringing the company's shares down 4%.
On Friday, Spain's pharmaceutical firm Almirall stated it had agreed to acquire five dermatology brands from the US company Allergan in a cash-deal valued at $650M.
GoPro, the action camera producer, is expecting its revenue of the current-quarter to beat the Wall Street forecasts, it said on Thursday, adding it is also planing to introduce three new cameras.