The United States excluded itself as the Middle East peace process' mediator, the French Foreign Minister stated on Friday, saying that the US remained isolated on the issue.
SoftBank plans a $300M investment into the food delivery company DoorDash via its Vision Fund that raised around $100B to invest in tech firms, Recode reported.
Japan is planning to acquire air-launched cruise missiles that are able to strike North Korea; however, its Defence Minister did not refer to the provocative country, announcing the acquisition.
According to the German Social Democrats Party's senior member, the SPD is set to launch exploratory talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Conservatives over forming a coalition on December 13 .
On Friday, the European Commission reported that it had clinched a deal to move the Brexit talks forward to a second phase, ending a deadlock over the Irish border status.
According to statistics published by the INSEE on Friday, French industrial production surged by 1.9% in October, compared to the projected 0.1% fall. The result is classified as the largest increase in six months.
The Britain's Finance Minister Philip Hammond said on Friday that the deal negotiated between the UK and EU is a boost for the economy and urged to start discussing a trade deal that maintains employment and prosperity.
On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the country was ready for negotiations with the US over keeping a landmark arms control pact, adding Moscow would comply with the obligations.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson and the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri are set to meet in Paris this Friday, according to the State Department.
On Friday, the leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Arlene Foster noted that Britain has made significant changes to its draft document for a border deal with the EU.
On Friday, the Japanese Trade Ministry said it has suspended Kobe Steel's Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) certification for production of cooper and copper pipes.
The UK PM Theresa May heads to Brussels to meet with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in an attempt to agree on open negotiations on post-Brexit trade.
The UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is set to visit Iran on Saturday to lobby Mohammad Javad Zarif for jailed aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe release.
China's General Administration of Customs reported on Friday that shipments of iron ore to the country rose 18.9% m/m to 94.54M tonnes in November, one of the highest levels on record.
According to sources with knowledge on the matter, Toshiba and Western Digital have agreed in principle to resolve the row over the chip unit selling.
YouTube is expected to launch paid music streaming services in March next year to compete with alike offerings from Apple and Spotify, according to Bloomberg.
The US biggest meat processor Tyson Food raised slightly the stake in protein producer Beyond Meat, trying to tap higher demand for alternative protein sources.
China and Panama would start talking over the free-trade agreement on June 2018, in a bid to accelerate trade and strengthen commercial links between the countries.
Japanese economy expanded twice as quickly as estimated at a 2.5% annualised rate in the third quarter, thanks to strong increase in capital expenditure.
The EU Commission said on Thursday that its President Jean-Claude Juncker and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May might meet early tomorrow morning to reach an agreement over the Irish border.
On Thursday, the US Dollar hit its two-week high against a basket of major currencies amid improved risk appetite and optimism surrounding the US tax reform.
The EIA reported on Thursday that natural gas inventories rose 2B cubic feet in the week ended December 1, following the prior week's drop of 33B cubic feet.
The Federal Reserve said that consumer credit rose $20.5B in October after increasing $19.2B in the preceding month, whereas analysts anticipated a rise of $17.4B.
Honeywell, the industrial conglomerate, will purchase 25% of Chinese Flux Information Technology placing a long-term bet on the growing logistics industry in China.