The China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Saturday that the country's manufacturing PMI fell by 0.2 points in August, reaching 49.5.
On Friday, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai got an approval from his colleagues regarding a $6.4B merger of Nexstar Media and Tribune Media.
According to official data published on Saturday, the China's non-manufacturing PMI increased by 0.1 points in August, reaching 53.8.
On Friday, General Motors stated that the company has cut around 350 jobs in its Thailand subsidiary's operations.
Xiaomi Corp, the Chinese smartphone maker, announced on Friday that it has decided to terminate the proposed CDR offering in order to focus on its business development.
Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday, buoyed by an easing of US-China trade rhetoric. The benchmark S&P 500 index is now at 3% off its record high, hit in late July.
On Friday, crude oil prices surrendered some of its recent gains, but were still on track for the biggest weekly gain since July, buoyed by an easing of trade tensions between the United States and China.
On Friday, the leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement said that his party would not enter a coalition government with the Italian centre-left Democratic Party unless its policy program was adopted.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post that the Eurozone single currency is dropping against the US Dollar like crazy, as he blamed the US Federal Reserve of inaction.
AirAsia Group, the Malaysian budget carrier, has dropped its plans to order the Airbus A330neo wide-body passenger aircraft on Friday, shifting focus to the A321 long-range new version.
Didi Chuxing, the ride-hailing giant, is planning to launch its self-driving service to pick up its passengers in the Chinese city of Shanghai, and seeking for an international expansion outside China's borders by 2021.
China is set to exempt 16 of Tesla's electric vehicle models from the purchase tax, the country's Industry and Information Technology Ministry announced on Friday.
Citigroup's analysts stated on Friday that British banks would face up to 25% hit to their earnings in case Britain left the European Union with on deal.
CNH Industrial, the Italian-American industrial automaker, is exploring a potential spin-off of its Iveco truck unit on the back of a wider reorganisation plan, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing sources.
On Friday, as the US Dollar gained value and China had been devaluating its currency due to trade wars, the Chinese Yuan was expected to book the largest monthly decline since 1994.
On Friday, representatives of the United Kingdom and Ireland announced that they have not reached an agreement to deal with the Brexit Irish border backstop.
On Friday, a member of the ECB Executive Board Sabine Lautenschlaeger announced that it is much too early for the ECB to consider a package of monetary stimulus.
Workday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue, which jumped 34% to $757.2M, as the company signed up more firm for its software, sending share up 1.2% in extended trading.
Apple announced on Thursday that it will start selling parts, repair guides and tools to independent repair stores for broken iPhones, adding that the program will launch in the US before being extended to other countries.
Volkswagen is set invest $577M in one of the company's Brazil factories, the state governor of Sao Paulo Joao Doria stated on Thursday during his visit to the headquarters in Germany.
EU antitrust regulators are expected to clear Novelis' $2.6B Aleris' takeover after the US aluminium producer promised a far-ranging concessions' set, sources familiar with the matter stated.
The US auto sales were expected to increase 5% in August from the same month a year ago, supported by high volumes amid higher manufacturer incentives and increased average sales prices, LMC Automotive. and J.D. Power stated.
Germany's inflation weakened with consumer prices rising 1.0% year-over-year in August, after 1.1% increase in the prior month, while unemployment grew, adding to signs that the economic growth slowed and strengthening expectations of the new ECB stimulus next month.
The Index representing contracts on pending home sales in the US dropped unexpectedly 2.5% in July, according to the report by the NAR that suggested that households likely to be holding back amid heightened concerns about the economy.