On Friday, the British Supreme Court has allowed a £14 billion class-action lawsuit against Mastercard to go ahead.
On Friday, US stocks edged lower, as concerns over delayed fiscal stimulus agreement dented risk appetite.
The dollar index, which measures the US Dollar against a basket of major currencies, edged higher on Friday, as doubts over stimulus deal dented market sentiment.
US producer prices increased modestly in November, backing views on inflation remaining benign due to a surge in new COVID-19 cases.
China's toymaker Pop Mart International surged nearly 80% in its Hong Kong debut on Friday, with the market capitalisation of $12.5B, Reuters reported.
On Friday, Electric Last Mile Solutions has agreed for a public listing via a merger deal with the SPAC Forum Merger III, bringing the US electric commercial carmaker's valuation to $1.4B.
Lockheed Martin is set to join the fighter plane programme curated by MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) to manufacture a new fighter jet for Japanese air force in the mid 2030s, according to The Nikkei report.
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi announced they would delay the launch of the COVID-19 vaccine due to insufficient immune response showed in older people following clinical trials.
On Friday, the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey stated that the central bank is limited in its tools that limit market volatility.
Rolls-Royce, the UK engineering company, downgraded the 2020 cash outflow outlook and warned of the challenging forecast due to a sharp decline in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Hyundai Motor Group will acquire as much as 80% stake the SoftBank-owned Boston Dynamics robot maker in a deal worth about $736M-$828M, Reuters reported on Friday.
Farmers Exchanges and Zurich Insurance are set to acquire MetLife's property and casualty business in the US in a deal worth $3.94 billion.
Airbnb shares more than doubled during their US stock market debut that tool place on Thursday, bringing the company's valuation at over $100B in the largest US IPO of 2020.
Southwest Airlines is planning to add 10 more new destinations during the coronavirus pandemic on the back of its strategy to put its rivals on defence.
European Union's leaders unblocked a €1.8 trillion financial package on Thursday, seeking to boost the economic recovery from the coronavirus-caused recession, the EU chairman Charles Michel stated.
Twitter launched a new app tool on the iOS platform that allows its users to share tweets to Snapchat photo messaging app directly, with the feature availability on Android coming soon.
The number of US jobless claims surged to almost three-month high the previous week, after rising new COVID-19 cases resulted in more business restrictions, the Labor Department reported.
Oil major BP broadened its renewable energy supply agreement with Amazon.com to power Amazon Web Services and the US e-commerce company's operations in Europe.
Gilead Sciences announced that it will buy MYR for about €1.15B in cash, providing an access to the German biotech firm's treatment for a viral hepatitis.
Shares of Airbnb jumped in their stock market debut, valuing the home rental company at $101.6B in the biggest US IPO.
Morgan Stanley is set to shift around €100B in assets to Frankfurt from the UK in 2021, a consequence of Brexit, a source familiar with the matter stated.
On Thursday, Airbnb shares were set to surge in the largest US stock market debut this year, after opening at $149 apiece, compared to its initial IPO price of $68.
On Thursday, Facebook confirmed that some of its users were facing troubles with sending messages on Instagram, Messenger and Workplace, the office collaboration service.
At the start of US trading, the stock price of Tesla continued its sharp decline, as the stock started the day with a -4.98% opening.