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.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook put an end to a rumour that the company's flagship iPhone X would not be delivered in time for the Christmas shopping season.
Amazon said that it is set to discontinue providing its Fresh delivery services in the selected cities, but the company continues to operate in a dozen other areas.
Starbucks announced that the company trimmed its profit forecasts and posted weak quarterly sales, after being squeezed by competitors, including low-price McDonald's.
Chinese services PMI picked up slightly to 51.2 points in October, indicating the subdued growth in new orders and weaker activity in the reported period.
The Australian Bureau of Statistic said that the country's retail sales were unchanged in September, as consumers curbed spending due to high utility bills and stagnant pay growth.
The US House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that the Republican tax plan was set to create a better climate for the country's businesses.
On Thursday, the President of Iceland asked the Left-Green Movement leader Katrín Jakobsdóttir to form a new parliament.
According to the data released by the US Energy Information Administration, the domestic natural gas supply increased by 65B cubic feet in the week ended October 27.
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics said unit labour costs in the non-farm business sector were up 0.5% in the third quarter of 2017, matching analysts' forecasts.
The Labour Department stated that the US nonfarm productivity accelerated gains at 3.0% yearly rate, the fastest pace in three years, while overall growth trend remained moderate.
Audi is likely to recall 5K diesel cars in Europe to fix an emissions control software, as the company discovered the cars emitted too much of nitrogen oxide.
TripAdvisor is expected to offer food delivery in nine EU countries under the companies' deal with Takeaway.com, the Dutch online food delivery firm.
The Bank of England made an key interest rate hike to 0.50% from 0.25%, suggesting further increases to be gradual, mainly driven by the outcome of Brexit talks.