Shares of Cisco Systems dropped around 2.5% on Wednesday after the company posted its security business' quarterly revenue that missed analysts' estimates.
Belgium's prosecution stated on Thursday that a suspect in the 2015 ISIS attacks on Paris Salah Abdeslam would face trial in Brussels.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged 12K to 232K in the week ending August 12, surpassing forecasts for a 240K reading.
Sweden's mobile firm Ericsson filed a suit against the smartphone maker Wiko, alleging that the French-Chinese company had been infringing Ericcson's rights for years without any compensation or licence.
On Thursday, the Sixt CEO Erich Sixt hinted at possible merger talks between BMW and Daimler over their vehicle-sharing services DriveNow and Car2Go, adding that Sixt was not involved in negotiations.
On Thursday, the Turkish officials ordered detention for 70 former Finance Ministry personnel in suspicion of links to the 2016 failed coup attempt.
The mobile telecom gear producer Ericsson may phase out about 25K job positions outside Sweden on the back of its cost reduction programme, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.
British retail sales expanded by 0.3% on a monthly basis in July, remaining above the estimate of 0.2%, but nevertheless adding to concerns about a decline in consumer spending.
Thailand's economic expansion is expected to cool down in the second quarter of 2017, resulting from a fall in public and private investment, a poll by Reuters showed on Thursday.
The Philippines authorities reported on Thursday that no less than 58 people died in three days in the country's capital Manila as the President Rodrigo Duterte's war on crimes and drugs intensified.
According to Eurostat, the Euro zone flash estimate of annual inflation held steady at 1.3% in July, meeting analysts' expectations.
The Brexit Department stated on Thursday that Britain was confident in its ability to move to the second phase of the Brexit negotiations with the EU by October.
According to the White House Chief Strategist Steven Bannon, Washington is in the economic war with Beijing and the United States is currently losing the fight.
On Thursday, Sonova launched its new technology of a hearing-aid that could stream audio directly from WL mobile devices amid the company's intention to beat its Danish competitors who provide similar technology.
The ABS reported on Thursday that the jobless rate in Australia fell to 5.6% in July, meeting analysts' expectations, following the prior month's upwardly revised 5.7% reading.
The majority of Asian stocks rose on Thursday, as the leaders of both the United States and North Korea cooled down their rhetoric.
On Thursday, a senior Chinese officer criticized "wrong" actions of the United States in the Asian region, such as deployment of the THAAD anti-missile defence system and South China Sea patrols.
Policymakers of the Federal Reserve were split on the pace of increasing key interest rates due to higher concerns about subdued inflation growth, according to the FOMC minutes release.
The Philippine GDP for the second quarter rose at an annualised pace of 6.5%, up from 6.4% growth registered in the March quarter, amid boom in construction.
Mexican negotiator stated that talks on the NAFTA renegotiation must include new financial services discussion, as fintech companies started to gain ground rapidly.
Australia announced new measures aimed to strengthen money laundering laws, which included bringing bitcoin suppliers under the AUSTRAC remit.
Russia would start building the first high-speed railroad between Moscow and Kazan in 2018, which is expected to be a part of a rail line linked with Beijing.
Malta signed an agreement with Italy, which identifies educational and cultural activities and partnership opportunities for both counties in a three years period until 2019.
Japanese total exports increased 13.4% year-over-year in July, after a 9.7% rise in the prior month, being supported by solid growth in auto shipments to the US.