The US President Donald Trump said that Rex Tillerson, the Secretary of State, could be replaced before the 2020 election.
US job growth sped up in October after the hurricane disruptions, while a sharp back down in annual wage darkened the labor market.
Long queues appeared outside the Apple stores in Asia regions on Friday since fans strove to get the new iPhone X.
The Airbus Sales Chief John Leahy is planning to stay on a little longer until his successor is found, expecting for a decision to be made within the upcoming week.
BMW announced on Friday it was recalling around 1M cars in North America amid two different issues over fire risks that might cause the recalls in other countries.
According to the ECB policymaker Ewald Nowotny, Euro zone's inflation is seen to be higher in 2018, than it is now projected due to surging energy prices.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday that the US trade deficit widened to $43.5B in October, from the preceding month's upwardly revised $42.8B gap.
According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, the jobless rate in the United States declined to 4.1% in October, missing analysts' expectations for an unchanged reading of 4.2%.
Statistics Canada reported that the Canada net change in employment surged 25.3K to 35.3K in October, beating analysts' expectations for a 15.3K rise.
Apple's Frankfurt-listed shares were up 4% on Friday, following the company's better-than-expected Q3 results on earnings and dispelled rumours over iPhone X production delays.
On Friday, the death toll from a strike in the Gaza Strip rose to 12 militants after Israel had blasted a cross-border tunnel dug by the Palestine's security forces.
The European benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.1% on Friday, its gains being limited by sluggish corporate earnings from telecom, financial, utility, gas and oil companies.
Singapore's economic crime unit was investigating the relationship between Goldman Sachs Group and the scandalous Malaysian investment fund 1MDB, as reported by Bloomberg on Friday.
The unemployment rate in Catalonia skyrocketed 3.67% to 12.54%, driven by the political crisis in the wealthy Spanish region.
On Friday, Syria's government declared a victory over the jihadists group Islamic State in Deir al-Zor, crumbling the militants' stronghold in the country.
T-Mobile and Sprint are cooperating to save their $74B merger, aiming to reach a deal in a few weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Research and Development head of GlaxoSmithKline Patrick Vallance will leave the company to become a new chief scientific adviser of the British government.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited the US Pacific island Guam on Friday, despite China's objections over the trip.
The carmakers Ford, Daimler, BMW and VW stated on Friday they had formed the IONITY joint venture, aiming to launch a pan-European charging station network for e-vehicles by 2020.
The former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared in the court on Friday to face the corruption charges that had been filed against him regarding the London properties his family owns.
On Thursday, the US President Donald Trump renewed his calls for a death penalty against the suspected truck attacker in the New York City, who claimed lives of eight people.
According to a senior Chinese diplomat, Hanoi and Beijing have managed to reach an agreement over the ongoing South China Sea dispute.
CBS, an American mass media corporation focused on commercial broadcasting, reported a worse-than-expected third-quarter revenue, as ad sales declined.
Early on Friday, hundreds started lining up outside Apple's store in Sydney to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone X.