Ecuadorean transport unions decided on Friday to temporarily stop protests against optimization of fuel-subsidies amid arrests of 370 people and nationwide transport collapse.
The US authorities claimed on Friday that Purdue Pharma LP, the OxyContin drug producer, generated nearly $13B for the Sackler family.
According to government papers submitted to a Scottish Court, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will request for a Brexit extension if he fails to strike a deal with the EU by October 19.
Peter Navarro, the White House top Trade Adviser, said on Friday that the US Federal Reserve should continue cutting interest rates despite low unemployment numbers.
Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday, as data showed that the US economy added about 136,000 jobs in September.
On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to lift the annual blending mandate for biofuels starting from 2020.
The Dollar Index, which measures the US Dollar against a basket of foreign currencies, edged higher on Friday, as data showed that the US nonfarm payrolls increased by 136,000 jobs in September.
Peter Navarro, the White House top Trade Adviser, said on Friday that the US Federal Reserve should continue cutting interest rates despite low unemployment numbers.
On Friday, Tensions between Turkey and Cyprus intensified after Ankara announced that it had sent an oil and gas drilling ship to waters off southern Cyprus.
According to government documents, submitted to the Court of Session in Scotland, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson would ask for a Brexit extension if no deal has been agreed by October 19.
The US unemployment rate plunged to 3.5%, a nearly 50-year low, while the job growth rose moderately in September, with the retail sector continuing to cut jobs, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
The US trade deficit rose 1.6% to $54.9B in August, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, as consumer goods imports skyrocketed to its record high.
On Friday, Thomson Reuters Corp announced it had acquired FC Business Intelligence, the B2B event specialist, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Mexico's airline Interjet is nearing a deal to acquire 12 Airbus A220 passenger aircraft, seeking for a replacement for the carrier's partly grounded Sukhoi Superjet fleet, according to Reuters.
During Friday's Asian trading, stock indices surged, as the decline of the USD caused by US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI pushed a surge of all global stocks.
Royal Dutch Shell promoted Zoe Yujnovich, the oil and gas company's Australian chief, to the executive vice president role for the global conventional oil, gas unit, starting January 1, based in the group's HQs in The Hague.
Easyjet is considering to acquire some of Thomas Cook's assets, after the world's oldest travel firm collapsed, the carrier's CEO Johan Lundgren stated to Germany's Die Welt newspaper, emphasising that no decision has been made yet.
Tesla's shares plunged 6% on Thursday, as the electric car producer's quarterly deliveries disappointed Wall Street investors, with 197K vehicles delivered in total and missing the estimates for 97.477 units.
On Friday, Britain's oil major BP stated it had appointed Bernard Looney, the upstream business head, as the company's next CEO to succeed Bob Dudley, who is was set to retire in 2020 after holding his role for about a decade.
Philippine yearly inflation slowed more than anticipated to 0.9% in September amid lower electricity and food costs, giving the country's Central Bank room for easing monetary policy if needed.
The US personal computer producer HP Inc announced that it is set to cut up to 16% or 9K of its workforce within the plan aimed at diminishing costs.
Uber Technologies Inc, the ride-hailing giant, has launched an application, available only in Chicago for now, called Uber Works and aimed at connecting temporary workers with businesses to fill in their gaps in work shifts.
On Thursday, the European Union officials and diplomats had doubts if Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new Brexit proposals could yield an agreement by the October 31 deadline.
On Thursday, Banco do Brasil announced a $1.39B share offering. The offering would be managed by Banco do Brasil, Caixa Economica, JPMorgan Chase & Co, XP Investimentos and Credit Suisse Group.