On Thursday, Finnish PM Juha Sipila stated that he could dissolve the centre-right coalition government in case it failed with its plan on the local government and healthcare reform within the next months.
The European Council called on Greece to step up its efforts to bar the judges and lawmakers from corruption and improve the party financing transparency.
Eurostat reported on Thursday that unemployment rate in the Euro zone remained unchanged at 8.6% in January, fully meeting analysts' expectations.
German authorities on Thursday announced that the German government isn't against a possible French candidate for the replacement of Airbus chief in 2019.
The European Commission has approved a $58.5B merger of two eye-wear groups. Namely, Luxottica and Essilor are set to merge without any hindrance.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin stated the country would spend $60.07B to help demographic growth and families within the following six years.
On Thursday, the Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy stated that the government sought to finalise the 2018 budget proposal until March 23.
The Renault-Mitsubishi-Nissan alliance stated it was set to speed up the collaborations between the three carmakers in the key areas, as they seek to boost cost savings and profits.
The luxury clothing brand Burberry named the former Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci as the company's new Chief Creative Officer to replace Christopher Bailey.
Exxon Mobile is eager to quit all the joint ventures with the Russian oil company Rosneft, citing the EU and US sanctions that were first imposed in 2014.
On Wednesday, Walmart stated it had raised the minimum age for buying ammunition and firearms to 21 years, following the Florida high school massacre.
The Monday's reshuffle of the South African Cabinet triggered by the President Cyril Ramaphosa will bring a boost to the country's economic confidence, according to a Reuters poll.
The Chinese Alibaba's unit Ant Financial Services Group had invested $150M in India's food search and delivery firm Zomato, valuing the service at over $1B, the companies reported on Thursday.
China's conglomerate NHA announced plans for significant job cuts, as the company faced liquidity concerns, following debt-fuelled acquisition, the REDD reported.
The US crude oil output managed to hit 47-year high in November, though retreated modestly in December, the country's Energy Department stated.
The US leading consumer electronic retailer Best Buy stated that it would close 250 small stores in the country, aiming to become more profitable and remain competitive.
Microsoft Corp stated it is set to purchase solar power from Sunseap in Singapore, the company's first deal on renewable energy in Asia.
Markit reported that its Caixin PMI for the Chinese manufacturing sector rose to 51.6 in February from the preceding month's 51.5, surpassing expectations for a decrease to 51.3.
The ABR reported on Thursday that total private capital expenditure dropped 0.2% in the Q4 of 2017, after climbing 1.9% in the prior quarter, while analysts anticipated an increase of 1.0%.
EU and Japan officials claimed that both sides are rushing to finalise the new trade agreement between European Union and Japan, hoping to prepare it by 2019 before Brexit.
On Wednesday, a Foreign Ministry of Germany stated that US and European officials are planning to organise a meeting in Berlin in the next month to discuss 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
According to one of the Marshall Islands officials, the country is planning to release its own sovereign cryptocurrency called SOV that will serve as an official legal tender.
On Wednesday, Sweden-based music streaming platform Spotify filed for $1B initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, preparing to list shares on NYSE.
The US Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that domestic crude oil inventories rose by three million barrels for the week ended 23 February.