Amazon is planning to hire 120K workers for the holiday season in the United States as the company is preparing for the shopping frenzy during the festive period.
On Thursday, the Irish Court granted Apple its permission to build a $1B data centre in Ireland, following a two-year planning postponement that could put its reputation with investors in jeopardy.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits fell 15K to 243K in the week ending October 7, compared to the prior month's downwardly revised reading of 258K.
At least 46 people were killed and 33 missing in a devastating disaster as landslides and floods hit central Vietnam, forcing the government to evacuate the citizens.
Sky's chairman James Murdoch will stay at his current position as the company's shareholders supported his re-election on Thursday.
Cairo extended its state of emergency for three more months, starting October 13, following two church bombings in April that left 45 people dead, the official media reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, HSBC picked up the head of its wealth and retail management business John Flint as the bank's next Chief Executive to replace the outgoing CEO Stuart Gulliver.
Industrial production in the Euro zone grew 1.4% month-on-month in August – a reading well above the forecast of 0.6%, Eurostat reported on Thursday.
Almost 75% of small companies in the UK have not changed their plans in the wake of the Brexit vote last year; however, they do expect an increase in raw material costs and lower revenue.
On Thursday, Deutsche Telekom presented its first super high-speed 5G mobile antennas, saying it was ready to be launched globally by 2020.
Turkey's authorities ordered detention of 25 soldiers across the country amid a widening crackdown after the 2016 failed military coup attempt.
The Chinese vehicle sales surged 5.7% to 2.71M cars in September for the fourth straight month, underpinned by stronger economic growth and rising incentive for buyers, the CAAM reported on Thursday.
Russia stated on Thursday that the presence of the US military in the Baltic states close to its borders went against the NATO-Russia agreement.
Alphabet's Waymo demanded up to $1B in the settlement talks with Uber Technologies and a public apology for the alleged usage of Waymo's unique technology.
Seven people were detained by Turkish authorities over a storage tank explosion at Tupras refinery, which claimed lives of four people, the NTV reported on Thursday.
On Thursday, the Palestinian faction Hamas stated that it had reached an agreement with its rival Fatah over political reconciliation.
China's COMAC reported on Thursday that the third test flight of its domestically-built C919 passenger jet was postponed amid bad weather.
Japan's wholesale prices grew in September at a strongest annual pace in nine years of 3.0% in September amid increase in prices of gasoline, agricultural products and metals.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry stated that the EU's new trade regulations against China's imports ran short of awareness of WTO rules, urging the bloc to abide by the requirements.
Toyota Motor announced intention to have the number of cars the company sells in Japan to 30 by the year of 2025, consolidating its portfolio in an attempt to focus on popular models.
The diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the US that led them to cease issuing visas to each other's nationals is set to be resolved soon, the Deputy PM of Turkey Mehmet Simsek stated.
General Electric stock hit the weakest level in nearly four years due to investors' concern that the company may not make enough cash in 2017 to fully cover dividend payments.
The US President Donald Trump said he was open to trade pacts with either Mexico or Canada, if the three-way agreement cannot be reached to revise the NAFTA.
The US House of Representatives is to pass a legislation on Thursday that will provide additional funding to areas affected by wildfires and hurricanes.