On Friday, the Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan revealed it would make a $3.6B, or ¥400B, investment in a 58-storey office tower in New York.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced it had agreed to establish more security intelligence exchanges with Tajikistan as a part of diplomatic relations upgrade between the two countries.
The Japan final Manufacturing PMI reached a 52.2 mark in August, up from July's final reading of 52.1, suggesting that the economy kept growing at a healthy, but more modest pace.
FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service stated that both companies resumed its flights at main airport of Huston and restarted operations in Texas parts disabled by Hurricane Harvey.
Trade relationships between Canada and Mexico would remain under NAFTA regulation, even if US decides to leave, Mexican Economy Minister said.
Samsung stated that the company received a permit for testing its self-driving cars in California, though without future plans to enter car-manufacturing sector.
According to the White House, the US President Donald Trump expressed hope that all three North American countries could renegotiate the NAFTA trade deal by the end of this year.
On Thursday, the Iraqi Prime Minister Hayder al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State fighters in Tal Afar and the northern province of Nineveh.
On Thursday, crude oil price rose 2.89% to $52.33 a barrel, as the Hurricane Harvey reduced refining capacity by 4.4M barrels per day.
According to a source familiar with the matter, the GE's new CEO John Flannery plans to substantially reduce labour force in an attempt to save $2B in costs by the end of 2018.
On Thursday, the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that gasoline prices are expected to increase as a result of the Tropical Storm Harvey.
On Thursday, the UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir asked Iranian authorities to resolve a hunger strike initiated by 53 prisoners that protested against their conditions of detention.
The Spain's Foreign Ministry announced to ambassador of North Korea the condemnation of missile launches and requested a reduction in North Korea's diplomats in Madrid.
The UK online betting business 888 was fined nearly $10M for failing to protect the company's vulnerable customers from addiction to gambling.
Six more big banks joined a UBS-led attemt to build digital cash system, which would let financial markets to settle transactions and make payments using blockchain technology.
Ride services firm Lift announced that the company unveiled availability to 32 more states, aiming to get market share from its major rival Uber.
The NAR reported that its Pending Home Sales Index for US edged 0.8% lower to a 109.1 figure, as property market remained in struggle with a lack of available properties.
The UK exit talks with the European Union failed to make progress this week, which was needed to open negotiations on their further relationships in October.
The UK PM Theresa May vowed that she sought to fight the next Parliamentary election presumed in 2022, dispelling expectations for her resignation straight after the Brexit in 2019.
Nestle announced on Thursday it had shut down its Swiss factory of the skin health products amid a sharp slowdown in the business, phasing out about 190 jobs.
On Thursday, a German tourism trade body blamed the country's aviation regulation and taxes for the Air Berlin carrier failure, which had filed for bankruptcy protection earlier that month.
The British PM Theresa May confirmed that Japan had agreed on their trade deal to come into force straight after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
General Electric's new CEO John Flannery is preparing for a major downsizing amid the intention to reduce around $2B in spending and boost the company's profit.
The Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary stated on Thursday that his Irish low-cost airline would bid to operate 90 Alitalia air planes together with the airline's existing staff amid the Italian company's restructuring.