The leader of Norway's Labour Party Jonas Gahr Stoere stated he would not hold trade talks with Britain until it concluded a divorce deal with Brussels.
Elon Musk affirmed that he would leave Donald Trump's advisory councils in case the President withdrew the US from the Paris climate deal.
The private equity group CVC Capital Partners hit record-high by raising $17.98B as the investors scrambled to invest into leveraged buyouts.
On Thursday, a French prosecutor opened an inquiry into the business and financial dealings of the President Emmanuel Macron election campaign's head Richard Ferrand after some wary news reports on his financial operations.
Apple has started production of its Siri-controlled smart speaker, deemed to debut at the company's June annual conference; however, the device is not likely to enter the market earlier than this year's end.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Australia's retail sales rose 1.0% in April from the preceding month's downwardly revised reading of -0.2%.
The social media companies like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook came closer to a goal to eliminate hate speech and any other insulting content on their platforms following the EU order to tackle the issue as fast as possible.
On Wednesday, a Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back after a disruptive passenger tried to enter the cockpit, according to a statement from the airline.
According to the Philippine Defence Minister, recent air strikes killed ten government troops in an attempt to drive Islamic State rebels out of the country's southern city.
On Wednesday, 13 business deals were made between the US companies and Vietnam, altogether worth over $8 billion. The deals were also welcomed by the US President Donald Trump, as they would create more than 23,000 jobs due to $3 billion from those deals including US-produced content.
On Thursday, Yutaka Harada, the BoJ policy board member, stated that the Bank of Japan would not experience any negative consequences once the monetary policy tightening finally begins.
San Francisco Fed's John C. Williams revealed that his base case scenario is the Fed to rise interest rate three times this year, or more if the US economy outperforms expectations.
According to the Caixin report, the Chinese manufacturing PMI fell to 49.6 in May, missing expectations for a 50.1 reading, as the economy was at descending trajectory.
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Thursday whether the US stays in the Paris deal to fight global warming.
The final Manufacturing PMI for Japan rose to seasonally-adjusted 53.1 in May, its fastest growth pace in three months, following a 52.7 reading in April.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, revealed that the US should understand that it takes more time than expected to fully leave the Paris climate deal.
Inflation is likely to remain low in the long-term and the ECB's target to see it close to 2% is set to be questioned, member of the ECB Governing Council Ewald Nowotny said.
General Electric revealed that it signed agreements in Vietnam worth nearly $5.58B for aircraft engines, power generation and services.
JPMorgan Chase & Co reported its market revenue declined amid lower volatility, falling about 15% in the second quarter compared to the same period a year ago.
Inflation in the Euro zone slipped more than expected to 1.4% in May, its weakest figure since December, which indicates the ECB to sustain its expansionary monetary policy.
US consumer spending and economic growth are set to be affected by the Trump administration's decision on illegal migrants, which are afraid to leave home and prefer to save money.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that the country's submarine and its warship fired four missiles from the Mediterranean Sea at the Islamic State targets located in Syria.
The National Association of Realtors reported that US pending home sales fell 1.3% last month, compared to March's drop of 0.9%, while analysts anticipated an increase of 0.7%.
The US President Donald Trump reported that he would announce his decision on the Paris Climate Agreement in the next few days.