Taro Aso, the Finance Minister of Japan, stated that Japan must not enter a free trade agreement with the US to correct trade imbalances.
Under Amour stated that data from nearly 150M MyFitnessPal fitness and diet application accounts was compromised in February, sending the company's shares down 3% in after-hours trade.
The Japanese unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in February from the preceding month's 2.4%, while analysts held expectations for an increase to 2.6%.
Japan's Statistics Bureau reported that core consumer prices in the city of Tokyo rose 0.8% in March, whereas analysts anticipated a climb of 0.9%.
Facebook stated that it begun the "fact-checking" videos and photos to diminish false news stories and hoaxes, which plagued the social media network.
The US President Donald Trump stated that implementation of his infrastructure plan would likely has to wait up to the congressional elections in November.
Microsoft stated that Terry Myerson, the company's Vice President of Windows and devices businesses, is expected to leave due to the main management reshuffle, which put the focus on cloud products.
The US economy is expected to expand at a 2.4% yearly growth pace in the Q4, following reports on advanced personal spending and trade data, the Atlanta Fed stated.
Data released by the US Energy Information Administration on Thursday showed that domestic natural gas supplies were down by 63B cubic feet in the week ended 23 March.
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment came in at 101.4 for the month of March, broadly in line with expectations.
According to the data released by the ISM, the Chicago PMI came in at 57.4 for the month of March, falling below the 60-point mark for the first time since August 2017.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the US core PCE price index for February grew 0.2%, in line with estimates.
Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the country's GDP slid 0.1% over the course of January, missing analysts' expectations.
Data released by the Bank of England showed that February mortgage approvals fell below their six-month average for both home purchase and re-mortgaging.
The German Federal Employment Agency revealed on Thursday that the country's unemployment dropped by 19K over the course of March.
According to the data released by the UK Office for National Statistics, the state's GDP for the final quarter of 2017 expanded at a pace of 0.4%.
On Wednesday, China's streaming platform iQiyi priced its US IPO at $18 per share, which is in the middle of the company's target range of $17-$19 per share.
Sky's Italia unit and the broadband firm Open Fiber signed a deal to stream programmes and offer the high-speed broadband services, a source familiar with the issue stated.
The former manager of Microsoft China Christina Feng was appointed as the Responsible Cobalt Initiative's first Executive Secretary to address environmental and social risks in a cobalt supply chain.
On Wednesday, HP announced its Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Flaxman had died at the age of 61, after serving at the company for over 36 years.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged to 229K in the week ending March 24, following the prior month's 229K reading, and missing analysts' estimates for a 230K rise.
On Thursday, the messaging app Telegram suffered connection issues in Europe, Britain and Middle East due to a server power outrage, the company reported via its Twitter account.
On Wednesday, BMW and Daimler unveiled their plans to merge their electric vehicle charging and car-sharing businesses in an effort to outrace their rivals Uber and China's Didi Chuxing.
On Thursday, Nokia announced it would cut 353 jobs in Finland during this year amid weak global market and the company's global cost-saving plan.