One of the largest lenders in China, China Merchants Bank, has reported a profit growth of 10.05% in 2019, a statement from the Shanghai Stock Exchange shows.
The construction sector in Germany received new orders with a total value of $7.8B in November, an increase of 10.3% from the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office reports.
The number of passengers in Moroccan airports reached an all time high of 25.1M in 2019, an increase of 11.18% from 2018, the Moroccan Airports Authority reports.
The Japanese parliament plans to approve an additional spending of $40.77B to support local businesses and reconstruction efforts after a series of natural disasters.
German small and medium sized enterprises remain confident despite the economic slowdown, a report published by the consulting firm Ernst & Young shows.
Britain's BT and Vodafone plan to ask the Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to ban China's Huawei mobile equipment, sources say.
Chinese lithium-ion battery producer, CATL, projected 20-45% growth of its net profit amid rapid development of new energy vehicle industry.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump raised tariffs on derivative aluminum and steel products by another 10% and 25%.
Walmart's spokesperson Jami Lamontagne said on Friday that the company would be testing a higher minimum wage of $12 an hour for some employees.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Bombardier has approached Japan's Hitachi and France's Alstom for a possible rail merger deal.
On Friday, the European Commission has filed an application before the European Court of Justice, asking the court to suspend Poland's law, set up to discipline judges.
On Friday, Helder Pitta Gros, Angola's prosecutor, said that Angola may request Portugal's government to confiscate assets belonging to Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's former President.
On Friday, shares of Intel Corp reached its highest level in almost two decades, as the demand for cloud computing lifted Intel's data center business.
According to people with knowledge of the matter, Boeing is thinking to cut production of its 787 Dreamliner to 10 aircraft a month, amid a shortage of orders from China.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Bombardier has approached Japan's Hitachi and France's Alstom for a possible rail merger deal.
On Friday, crude oil prices edged lower by more than 2%. Brent crude futures were down by 2.3%, at $60.62 at 11:49 EST.
On Friday, European stocks edged higher, as the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in slightly better-than-expected. The Pan-European STOXX 600 climbed 0.9%.
Poste Italiane set aside €200M for tech partnership deals agreements, while four agreement have been already signed.
Siemens bought Indian electrical equipment producer C&S Electric in a $296.21M deal, the German industrial group announced on Friday.
Canada's retail sales grew more-than-expected 0.9% in November, offsetting the prior month's decline, amid higher sales of motor vehicles and food and beverage.
Daimler is planning to build 50K of Mercedes EQC electric vehicles in 2020, dispelling doubts of Manager Magazin that claimed the carmaker was forced to cut the 2020 production targets amid battery supply problems.
Poste Italiane is rolling out its new Codice PostePay payment technology based on QR codes, which allows customers to pay for services only by using their mobile phone, as the ex-monopolist aims to lure more clients among small businesses in Italy.
On Friday, American Express, the credit card issuer, reported its fourth-quarter profit had topped analysts' estimates on strong holiday season spending in the United States.
LOT, the Polish airline, is acquiring Germany's carrier Condor, previously owned by Thomas Cook; however, the financial details had not been revealed yet, Reuters reported on Friday.