Shares in Apple dropped 1.5% on Thursday amid traders and brokers speculations over low demand and production cuts of the new iPhone 8, right ahead of the iPhone X launch in November.
On Thursday, The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the British PM Theresa May to clear up the Brexit financial commitments the UK is eager to honour the European Union.
Nissan is eager to suspend domestic production of cars for the Japanese market for two weeks, as it aims to address misconduct in the inspection procedures that caused a major recall.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits fell 22K to 222K in the week ending October 14, following the prior month's upwardly revised reading of 244K.
The oil ministry stated on Thursday that Iraq would not be able to renew Kirkuk's oil output before Sunday due to missing equipment at the Avana and Bai Hasan oil fields.
On Thursday, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan called mayors of the three main Turkish cities to resign, as he seeks to revitalise his ruling party right ahead of the 2019 elections.
China central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan is considering to retire in the near future, saying he would likely be replaced by veteran banker Jiang Chaoliang or senior banking regulator Guo Shuqing.
Novartis is planning to cut 450 job positions in the US in the following two years, as the Swiss drugmaker shuts down its generic plant in Colorado, discontinuing some product amid intense price pressures.
The OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said that signs of re-balanced crude market had emerged due to actions taken by global oil producers against increased supply.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May assured on Thursday that the rights of EU nationals living lawfully in the United Kingdom would be protected after Brexit.
Spanish government is willing to trigger the Article 155 on Sunday to suspend the Catalan political autonomy, the PM's office announced on Thursday.
On Thursday, Airbus A330neo aircraft successfully took off on its maiden flight that was designed to compete with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
Singapore Exchange and Nasdaq have announced that they will attempt to attract fast growing Asian firms, which are interested to be listed on both exchanges.
The leader of the Labour party Jacinda Ardern is set to create New Zealand's next government together with the support of one of the small nationalist parties.
Akio Mimura, the chairman of Japan's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has announced that the view of Kobe Steel on the recent scandal needs to be heard before any conclusions can be made.
Already three Japanese carmakers have announced that the aluminium components manufactured by Kobe Steel meet the automaker safety standards.
The Euro area's most valuable tech firm SAB reported that its revenue growth slowed in Q3, as profits came short of forecasts, but said it could meet its financial target for 2017.
Toyota Motor confirmed that aluminium plates from Kobe Steel with faked quality data and, which the automaker used in vehicle parts had met durability and safety standards.
The Congress of Colombia approved a budget of $80B for 2018, aiming to keep the country's credit rating, and the Finance Minister added that more international bonds wouldn't be issued.
Chinese industrial production jumped 6.6% year-on-year in September, as factories boosted production ahead of winter measures to reduce air pollution.
Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, said before visiting India that the US wanted to enhance ties with New Delhi, seeking cooperation to deal with the China's negative influence in Asia.
Toshiba's accounting practices were investigated by Japan's securities watchdog to see whether the company handled properly the losses incurred at its US nuclear unit Westinghouse.
EBay's shares dropped 5%, when the company warned Wall Street that its quarterly profit could miss forecasts, as it invested in a revamped website and marketing to attract more shoppers.
China's GDP growth slowed from 6.9% to 6.8% in the September quarter, as debt risks and the government's attempt to rein in the real estate market tempered economic activity.