UBS Group AG has warned its China wealth management employee to reconsider their plans to travel to China after the Chinese authorities asked one of its staff to delay her flight from Beijing.
The pressure is on Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon as they prepare to report quarterly results.
Oil prices edged higher on Friday on indications of increasing demand in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer.
The Canadian government said that Lockheed Martin Corp would be allowed to bid on a deal to design warships that could cost Canada about $46 billion.
The Governor of Bank of England Mark Carney thinks that the US Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates because of the strength of the US economy.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that she is ready to drop her Brexit demand on Irish border and agree to a fall back arrangement, which does not have a deadline.
The leader of Law and Justice (PiS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski said that Poland will appeal against an order by the European Union's Court of Justice to stop an overhaul of Poland's Supreme Court.
The European Union Court of Justice has ordered Poland to suspend and reinstate the country's Supreme Court judges who were forced into early retirement.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that Brussels and London are planning to reach the Brexit deal by the end of 2018.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has reassured business leaders that the United Kingdom and the European Union are committed to reaching the Brexit agreement.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that Brussels and London are planning to reach the Brexit deal by the end of 2018.
On Friday, Airbus said that its defence chief Dirk Hoke has cancelled his plans to attend the next week's Investment conference in Saudi Arabia, following the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
On Friday, Deutsche Bank's CEO Christian Sewing said he will not attend the Saudi Arabia Investment conference amid concern about the whereabouts of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Lion Capital is selling its Dutch retailer chain HEMA for an undisclosed amount to the investment company Ramphastos Investments led by the Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn.
On Friday, Bouygues' shares plunged as much as 6.8% after the French company had reduced its annual operating profit estimates due to some difficulties at the construction businesses in the Q3.
On Thursday, Coca-Cola named Brian Smith, the company veteran, as Chief Operating Officer, after the ex-COO James Quincey gained the role of the CEO last year.
On Thursday, Micron technology announced about a planned acquisition of Intel's stake in the joint venture IM Flash Technologies, in a deal that includes $1.5B payment in cash.
Giorgio Armani, Italy's fashion house, decided to remain independent, despite being approached by some suitorы, the company's owner announced on Friday.
On Friday, a parliamentary committee in the UK announced that the country should ban the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans in 2032 instead of the previously planned 2040.
The Chief Executive of Ford Motor Company Jim Hackett has gathered car dealers in Las Vegas to restore their confidence in the company.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong claimed that a new trade agreement between Singapore and post-Brexit UK is possible, adding that Singapore would like to extend Asian countries' trade deal with the EU to the UK.
On Friday, German manufacturer of car parts ZF Friedrichshafen claimed that it has acquired 35% of shares in ASAP, a Germany-based company testing systems and developing software for autonomous and electric vehicles.
On Friday, chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier claimed that an agreement between the EU and the UK is 90% finished, however, there is a chance that a deal could be postponed because of the disagreements regarding Irish border.
On Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed Asia-Europe summit confirms that both Asia and Europe support the multilateralism and the idea of a free trade.