On Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to evaluate a bid made by a federal agency that would prevent Booking.com from trademarking its website name.
Blackstone Group Inc has acquired majority stake in the British dating apps Bumble and Badoo. The deal values Bumble's parent company, MagicLab, at about $3B.
According to the Stavanger Aftenblad report, the Norwegian oil company Equinor has begun looking for a new CEO.
On Friday, the leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement Luigi Di Maio said that his party doesn't want a new legal shield for ArcelorMittal.
According to the Commerce Department on Friday, the US wholesale inventories declined more than previously reported in September.
According to the El Pais newspaper calculation, neither the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party or the Conservative People's Party would win majority in the Spanish Parliamentary election on Sunday.
On Friday, crude oil prices edged lower, pressured by uncertainty in the US-China trade talks. The Brent crude futures were down at $61.08 per barrel by 14:37 GMT.
On Friday, the French oil company Total said that it would take steps to avoid fuel shortage after the CGT union workers at the Feyzin refinery decided to block distribution from the refinery.
According to the Stavanger Aftenblad report, the Norwegian oil company Equinor has begun looking for a new CEO.
According to the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2020 Summit participants, slower economic growth and trade wars are unlikely to deterred global investors from flocking the Chinese market.
On Friday, the White House spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said that tariffs could be removed if the United States and China reach a trade agreement.
Alibaba Group Holding is planning to trigger a share offering in Hong Kong to attract up to $15.0B in November-end, seeking to bolster its Asian financial hub due to current struggles with the anti-government protests.
EasyJet, the British budget airline, has acquired the failed travel firm Thomas Cook's airport slots at Bristol and London Gatwick in a deal worth £36M, it stated on Friday.
Daimler is eager to cut about 10% or 1,100 managing positions worldwide, potentially due to a strategy update that would be given by the carmaker's new CEO on November 18, according to Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Natixis topped its quarterly earnings forecasts, keeping its dividend policy, the French investment bank reported, adding it has also cut the budget for possible acquisition deals as it aims at reinforcing existing businesses.
On Friday, the Member of the ECB Governing Council Bostjan Vasle stated that the ECB is determined to continue its current monetary policy. Namely, it will continue to create money, which is set to increase asset prices.
Spain's Banco Santander and Italy's Telecom Italia have agreed to build a joint venture aimed at providing consumer-credit services for Italian clients, both companies confirmed.
The CEO of the PSA Group Carlos Tavares stated on Friday that the cost savings value in the planned Peugeot-Fiat Chrysler merger deal was nominal, adding that the new management would try to bolster that over time.
Dropbox reported it had added 14M individual and business subscribers to its platform in the Q3, higher than expected by analysts, boosting its revenue and profit estimates.
GoPro Inc reported its Q3 revenue exceeded analysts' expectations, driven by a robust demand for its Hero camera, sending the company's shares up 11%.
Gap Inc is planning to trim its annual earnings forecast due to operational challenges and slower traffic, sending the company's shares down 7% on the news.
Walt Disney's shares rose over 3% to $137.54 on a report that the company earned $1.07 for a share in the quarter ending September, beating Wall Street's expectations for 95 cents per share.
Gap Inc's CEO Art Peck is set to resign from his position, the company announced late on Thursday, as the apparel retailer is planning to spin off the Old Navy brand into a publicly listed firm.
Walt Disney reported its quarterly earnings beat Wall Street's estimates, boosted by "The Lion King" film's remake and theme parks unit due to increased costs ahead of its streaming entertainment bet's launch.