The New York Times' revenue and profit beat market forecasts, driven by rapid growth in the publisher's digital business and sending the company's shares up 9% on Thursday.
Shares of Twitter rose 25%, following its report on the better-than-expected revenue and Q1 profit, trading at $33.70 pre-market on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged 9K to 221K in the week ending February 3, missing analysts' forecasts for a rise to 232K.
According to the state media, North Korea is not planning a meeting with the US officials during South Korea's Winter Olympics that are set to start on Friday.
On Thursday, Thomson Reuters reported its Q4 revenue surged 3% to $2.94B, slightly missing analysts' expectations for $2.95B.
The profit of T-Mobile US Inc rose from $390M to $2.7B year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2017, driven primarily by a $2.2B gain from the new US tax law.
The European Central Bank has tightened rules on collateral in order to prevent Euro zone banks from obtaining its riskier types, such as CMBSs.
On Thursday, the Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor stated it was planning to conduct an audit into how Facebook complied with Russia's legislation in this year's second half.
Hong Kong securities regulator fined Credit Suisse Group's local units $5M for its internal control failures, which led to regulatory breaches by the Swiss bank.
According to the statistics service ELSTAT, the unemployment rate in Greece remained steady in November at 20.9%, compared to the prior month's reading.
Shareholders sued the Wynn Resorts board, accusing it of knowing that the CEO Steve Wynn had been accused of sexual harassment and failed to probe the case.
Swiss Re is in talks to sell its minority stake to SoftBank in a possible deal that could be worth $10B or more.
On Thursday, shares in Airbus plummeted about 1%, following the company's warning on a provision increase for losses on the back of its contract for the A400M military jets.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is set to meet the members of the North Korean Olympics delegation this Saturday, including sister of the North Korean leader Kim Yo-jong.
On Wednesday, Russia and Turkey agreed that their next summit with Iran over Syrian conflict would take place in Istanbul, a source close to the Turkish President reported.
Airbus announced on Wednesday about possible write-offs on the planemaker's troubled A400M military jet, adding that a new deal with NATO buyers should limit the future losses.
On Thursday, South Korea's police named Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-he as a suspect in the $7.5M tax evasion case, which involved bank accounts use held by employees.
Tesla states that the company was sticking with CEO Elon Musk's production goal for Model 3 sedan, but warned that its spending could increase this year amid growing demand for cash.
John McDermott, the Assistant Governor, stated that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand does not need to hike rate even with the full-capacity economic growth, as inflation still requires a momentum.
BlackRock would raise nearly $10B within the company's new business that is likely to take stakes in firms, according to sources familiar with the matter.
San Francisco Fed President John C. Williams stated that the Federal Reserve is set to stick to plan for gradual and steady interest rate hikes, despite strong US data and market gyrations.
LG Electronics stated that it would rise prices of washers in the United States by 4-8%, after the Trump administration set tariffs on imported washers.
The European Union was sending the United States a demand for negotiations on compensation for the US tariffs placed on solar panels, which were imported.
The BoJ reported that overall bank lending increased 2.4% year-on-year in January, following the preceding month's climb of 2.5% and meeting analysts' expectations.