On Friday, oil prices declined, making Asian stocks to lower as well, amid growing doubts over the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price deal that had been brokered by the US President Donald Trump a day earlier.
Facebook has launched its Messenger app's desktop version for Microsoft's Windows and Apple's Mac amid surge in demand for video chats among Facebook users.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has prolonged the paid non-working period in the country until April 30, aiming to stop the coronavirus spread.
Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, has postponed the potential sale of its UK supermarket arm Asda's majority stake until the end of the coronavirus crisis.
The US President Donald Trump signed a deal with the main oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia to trim output and halt an oil price surge amid the global coronavirus crisis, sending prices for crude oil up by 45%.
New orders for goods made in the United States remained unchanged in February and could stay weak due to the global coronavirus outbreak that hit supply chains and undercut the manufacturing sector.
The initial claims for US unemployment benefits skyrocketed 3.341M to a seasonally adjusted 6.648M in the week ending March 28, reaching its record-high level, according to the government report.
On Thursday, the Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor announced that production at its UK factory is suspended through April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, announced on Thursday that the company is pledging $250M for loans to small businesses to community groups in the United States.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, the German government is in discussions to inject billions of euros into Lufthansa Airline.
New orders for goods made in the United States remained unchanged in February and could stay weak due to the global coronavirus outbreak that hit supply chains and undercut the manufacturing sector.
Google is planning to grant its permission to some advertisers for running the coronavirus-related ads across the company's platforms, according to a report published by the news website Axios on Thursday.
The initial claims for US unemployment benefits skyrocketed 3.341M to a seasonally adjusted 6.648M in the week ending March 28, reaching its record-high level, the government said on Thursday.
A survey done by the Office for National Statistics revealed on Thursday that more than 25% of respondents intend to reduce staff.
By the middle of Thursday's GMT trading hours, global stock indices surged, as theys were boosted by rising oil prices.
On Thursday, Spanish social security data revealed that Spain had cut almost 900 thousand jobs. However, half of the reductions were temporarily.
The government of the United Kingdom announced on Thursday that British consumers would get a three-month freeze on credit card and loan payments.
On Thursday, crude oil price benchmarks surged by ten percent, as US President Donald Trump revealed that he expects a soon closure of a deal between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Walt Disney's entertainment content service Disney+ will be launched in North Africa and the Middle East on the regional pay TV and OSN, the online streaming service operator, starting April 9.
SoftBank Group has made a decision to terminate a $3.0B tender offer for WeWork's additional shares they agreed last year, including Adam Neumann, the ousted co-founder, after drawing threats of judicial complaint from board members.
Germany's carmaker Volkswagen is set to extend a suspension of its two production plants until April 30 in central Mexico due to a health emergency declared by the government over coronavirus.
On Thursday, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority announced that it would pause the enforcement of rules that demand from banks to collect mortgage repayments.
Nissan Motor announced that its auto plants in the US are set to remain closed through April to help reduce the coronavirus spread.
Swiss industry was battered by the epidemic of coronavirus, with the country's PMI dropping to its lowest level since 2009, data revealed.