The White House stated on Friday that Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin during which they discussed the possibility of elaboration of a nuclear treaty, the Korean Peninsula and situation in Ukraine.
The Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida stated on Friday that the American economy was in a good condition and, for this reason, inflation projections were "stable".
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa has called an emergency meeting of his cabinet in order to address opposition's intention to increase teachers' wage, a step that could undermine efforts to balance the state budget.
The Warren Buffet owned Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber has announced that due to trade tariffs risks the company is moving its manufacturing out of China.
On Friday, Tesla announced that it intends to raise additional $2.7 billion in its next capital raise. The company has once more run out of cash, strengthening the view that in the long term Tesla will fail.
The Vice President of the United States Mike Pence announced on Friday that the US Federal Reserve should decrease interest rates to stimulate economic growth. Pence has joined the politicians that are pressuring the Federal Reserve.
On Friday, the US Employment data was published. Data indicates that the US Unemployment Rate has dropped to a 49 year low by decreasing to 3.6%. The event caused a short lived increase of volatility of the value of the USD.
Royal Dutch Shell plans a stake sale in the Indonesian $15B Abadi LNG project, according to banking and industry sources, amid asset disposal programme that has attracted over $30B.
Microsoft Corp has rolled out new cloud service for software developers aimed at making blockchain or artificial intelligence easier for the companies to use.
On Friday, the Brazilian planemaker Embraer reported it delivered eleven commercial aircraft in its Q1 this year, which was three fewer compared to the previous year's same period, as the company was working to cede the profitable division's control to Boeing.
Japan's SoftBank Group is planning to launch its $100B Vision Fund initial public offering amid the company's intention to raise more money, according to the Wall Street Journal.
South Korea's Lotte Group is set to resume its $2.6B real estate China project already this month, following work disruption due to the row related to the land offered for the US anti-missile system.
The EU Commission suspended the review deadline on the E.ON planned acquisition of Innogy retail and network assets, the watchdog announced on Thursday.
F2i, Italy's infrastructure fund, submitted an offer for the Telecom Italia's broadcasting unit Persidera, valued at between €240M-€250M, according to Reuters.
During the early hours of Friday's London trading session, crude oil price benchmarks declined. If the trend continued until the end of the day, oil prices would book a weekly decline.
On Friday, it was announced by EU officials that a meeting of the national leaders of the European Union will be held just after the European Parliament election, on May 28.
German utility Uniper has appointed new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive with the supervisory board's unanimous support in the sign of the progress in Finland's Fortum row.
On Friday, Superloop has received a $345.53M takeover bid from the QIC Private Capital group for its telecommunications infrastructure firm, sending Superloop's shares up to 7.7%.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles compeleted its €5.8B sale of Magneti Marelli, the car parts unit, to Calsonic Kansei, slightly below the company's initial price tag after changing the financial position.
Brazil's Caixa Econômica Federal plans to lure at least two more partners for Caixa Seguridade, the lender's insurance business, before its IPO takes place by September, the CEO Pedro Guimarães stated.
3M announced it would take over the privately owned medical device developer Acelity in a deal that had a v valuation of $6.7B, including debt, on the back of the US industrial conglomerate's intention to expand the business in the medical products.
Sinclair Broadcast Group has reached an agreement to acquire about 21 Walt Disney's regional sports networks in a deal worth at over $10B, the WSJ reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, Verizon Communications is exploring a sale of the blogging website Tumblr amid the wireless carrier's efforts to boost the fortunes of its Verizon Media Group, according to the Wall Street Journal.
General Motors was considering a $1B incentive at the company's assembly plant in Missouri, where it builds trucks and vans, state officials stated on Thursday.