According to the African Development Bank prognoses, the continent economies are expected to grow 3.4% on average this year.
The UK economy contracted 2.9% in January, compared to the previous month, amid additional lockdown restrictions, a report published by the Office for National Statistics shows.
The German inflation rate increased 1.3% in February for a second month in a row, data published by the Federal Statistical Office show.
House prices in Ireland increased 2.6% in January, compared to the same period the previous year, the Central Statistics Office reports.
On Saturday, the United States Transportation Administration revealed that air travel in the United States had recovered to March 2020 levels.
One of Tesla Inc shareholders filed a lawsuit against Ilon Musk accusing him of violating settlement with the US SEC made in 2018.
The US District court of Washington D.C. ruled on Friday to lift the ban imposed by the US Department of Defense on investing in Xiaomi Corp.
LG Energy Solution stated on Saturday that it was considering opening a batteries factory for electric cars in the US state of Georgia.
Simon Hu, Ant Group's CEO, resigned on Saturday despite that the company was going through a major overhaul following the pressure from a regulator.
Chevron plans to purchase the pipeline operator Noble Midstream for $1.32B in an all stock offer, a statement published by the company shows.
On Friday, AT&T projected between 120M to 150M for HBO and HBO Max global subscribers by the end of 2025.
Simon Hu has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Ant Group, a spokesperson for the Alibaba affiliate announced on Friday.
According to a government source, the Spanish government has increased the direct aid package to small and medium-sized enterprises to $8.4B.
On Friday, the US President Joe Biden said that a free and open Indo Pacific was essential to each of our futures.
On Friday, the US Labor Department announced that the producer price index for final demand rose by 0.50% in February.
According to the University of Michigan, the US consumer sentiment index rose to a reading of 83.0 in the first half of March, from a final reading of 76.8 in February.
According to data from the Mexican National Statistics Agency, Mexico's industrial output surged by 0.20% in January.
Crude oil prices remained stable near $70 per barrel on Friday, buoyed by supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies.
Qualcomm is struggling to meet the demand for its processor chips used in gadgets and smartphones due to the chip shortage that hit the electronics business.
On Friday, AT&T stated it was expecting its global subscriber adds to reach up to 150M for the company's HBO and HBO Max services by the 2025-end, lifting the initial forecast of up to 90M users.
At the start of Friday's US trading hours, US stock indices started the day with a gap down, as the USA 500 index lost approximately 141.00 USD or 0.36%. The decline occurred, as the markets bounced off all-time high levels.
China's JD.com has entered talks to acquire a stake in the Sinolink Securities brokerage worth $1.5B, as the e-commerce giant seeks to boost financial services operations.
On Friday, at 13:30 GMT, all Canadian Dollar pairs reacted sharply to the publication of the Canadian monthly employment data. The USD/CAD dropped 35 pips or 0.28%.
On Friday, the government of Spain revealed that it would increase aid to small and medium enterprises to 7 billion euros.