Emmanuel Macron looks set to beat Marine Le Pen with 61% of the vote in the election run-off next month, a new poll has shown.
Syrian and rebel officials blamed Israel for several explosions on Thursday morning at warehouses near the Damascus airport.
Ford Motor reported a net profit of $36.5B in the Q1 of 2017, up from a $35.3B profit reported in the same period a year ago, while analysts expected a fall to $34.7B.
On Thursday, the US Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said that leaders of the Republican House had not yet decided when to vote on the health care bill.
The Kremlin accused the French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron of discriminating against Russian media and violating the right to freedom of expression.
On Thursday, the Nasdaq hit its record intraday high of 6,040.83 after tech companies reported stronger than expected earnings.
On Thursday, the Atlanta Federal Reserve cut its Q1 economic growth forecast to a 0.2% annualised rate from an originally reported 0.5% growth rate.
The US National Association of Realtors reported on Thursday that pending home sales dropped 0.8% in March, following the prior month's 5.5% surge and falling behind expectations for a 0.6% fall.
The ECB left its monetary policy unchanged at its meeting on Thursday, as inflation growth remained subdued despite a moderate economic recovery.
Orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods rose just 0.7% last month, following February's upwardly revised gain of 1.8% and falling behind analysts' expectations for a 1.5% increase.
On Thursday, The German prosecution reported that the police officers arrested a soldier suspected of an attack planning, providing no further details on the potential motive or weapon he was eager to use.
China's government banned parents from giving their children the Islamic names like Muhammad or Jihad in the Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang amid country's attempt to crackdown the alleged "extremism" in the area.
The South Korean LG Electronics reported strong quarterly results showing its operating profit hit record high of $915M in nearly eight years amid its stable sales of televisions and home appliances.
On Thursday, French Court of Appeal made a decision to refuse extradition to Serbia of the ex-Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj who was considered as a guerrilla insurrection's war criminal.
According to the UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, Britain may join the US to provide military assistance in Syria, if Donald Trump decides on a new chemical weapon attack against Bashar al-Assad.
Thailand's Attorney General is eager to seek the arrest warrant for the Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya as he missed prosecution orders to report on the alleged hit-and-run that left a police officer dead five years ago.
The Spanish National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday that the national jobless rate climbed to 18.8% in the Q1 of 2017, up from 18.6% in the preceding quarter.
The European Central Bank is expected to leave its monetary policy unchanged at today's meeting but signal a June stimulus reduction.
The Spanish National Statistics Institute reported on Thursday that the national jobless rate climbed to 18.8% in the Q1 of 2017, up from 18.6% in the preceding quarter.
Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni called the EU countries to stay united during the negotiations with Britain over its withdraw from the bloc.
On Thursday, the Japanese Nintendo expressed its hopes over the new Switch console to boost the company's operating profit to $584M versus $264M in the previous year.
Europe and China are holding a meeting on aviation as they plan to cooperate over aircrafts manufacturing ahead of the Chinese C919 landmark jet launch.
On Thursday, Deutsche Bank AG posted its quarterly net profit of €575M compared to €236M for the same period of the previous year, meeting analysts' expectations.
The United States and South Korea came to an agreement to apply sanctions and "punitive measures" against North Korea following the county's provocative behaviour.