Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, stated on Thursday that applying maximum pressure was the only way to get Iran to negotiate.
According to sources familiar with of the matter, the BOJ is thinking toward stabilising the markets next week if a flare-up in the US-China trade talks or renewed concerns of a disorderly Brexit jolt market.
European shares edged higher on Thursday, boosted by automobile stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up by 0.3% at 0710 GMT.
South Korea will begin a bribery case against the Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee on Friday after the country's Supreme Court overturned in August part of appeals.
On Thursday, Daimler shares were 5.4% higher during the Asian trading session after the company reported an 8% increase in Q3 operating profit.
On Wednesday, Amazon.com announced it had acquired Health Navigator, the healthcare start-up, as it seeks to expand its footprint in the industry.
Ford Motor slashed forecast for operating profit for the year to the $6.5B-%7B range after disappointing Q3 that the CEO blamed on bigger discounts, warranty costs and weaker performance in China.
Microsoft Corp forecast the company's cloud computing services revenue of $11.45b to top analysts' estimates of $11.2B, even while quarterly growth slowed for Azure business.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, stated that tax cut for the middle class is likely to the first business order for his new minority government, which would look for support in country's parliament.
WeWork, the office-sharing start-up, was planning to cut 4K jobs within a turnaround plan introduced by SoftBank Group, as it took the control of the firm.
On Wednesday, Spirit Airlines stated that it is close to agreeing upon buying nearly 100 airplanes from Airbus.
The Indian government announced on Wednesday that it would ease the rules for creating fuel stations, opening up the sector to new firms.
On Wednesday, the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was set to meet with the US Congress to lay out his plans for a digital currency.
On Wednesday, Honda announced that it would sell only electrified cars in Europe by 2022.
Sports Direct International announced on Wednesday that it has appointed RSM UK as its auditor. The group did not reappoint its previous auditor.
On Wednesday, SoftBank Group announced that it would spend ten billion US Dollars to take over WeWork.
It was announced by the US government that it is suing the state of California over a trade agreement made with Quebec.
On Wednesday, General Dynamics announced that the company has boosted its profits by 7.3%.
Nissan Motor is planning to abandon its Datsun brand, shut down several assembly lines worldwide and drop some of its unprofitable products, as the Japanese carmaker seeks to bolster profits amid new strategy.
On Wednesday, China's state planner stated the country would implement new regulations aimed at making the business activity easier starting from January 1, 2020, on the back of growing pressure on the second-biggest economy in the word.
Chipmaker Intel Corp filed an antitrust case against SoftBank Group-backed investment firm alleging the company stored patents, seeking to hold up the tech firms with numerous lawsuits.
On Wednesday, Huawei Technologies rolled out its new foldable smartphone 5G Mate X in China, launching device pre-sales on the same day.
Toyota Motor's luxury Lexus brand is planning to roll out its first battery electric car in 2020, seeking to beat competitors in the development of zero-emission vehicles, the brand's head stated on Wednesday.
Vodafone and MasMovil denied on Wednesday El Confidencial news agency's report saying MasMovil has hired Goldman Sachs to acquire the UK telecom's Spanish business in a potential deal worth $6.67B.