Russia's internet giant Yandex was launching a video-streaming service in a bid to rival Google's YouTube, which will allow users to publish videos on Yandex Zen, personal recommendation platform.
The US consumer spending grew 0.1% in August, while business investment remained weak, suggesting the country's economy lost momentum amid trade tensions' linger.
On Friday, LATAM Airlines Group's shares surged over 30%, after Delta Air Lines stated it would acquire the company's 20% stake for $1.9B, building a major new carrier partnership.
Austria's sensor maker AMS has raised its takeover bid for Osram, the German lighting group, to €41.00 for a share or €4.9B, adding fuel to the fire in a bidding war with rivals.
On Friday, Wells Fargo & Co appointed Charles Scharf, the CEO of Bank of New York Mellon, as the lender's new interim CEO to replace Allen Parker starting from October 21.
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple Inc potentially had an intention to release films in theatres before showing them on the tech giant's streaming TV platform Apple TV+, which should be launched on November 1.
On Friday, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it will increase its share in Subaru from 17% to 20%. Namely, the company will buy up Subaru stock, boosting its price.
Shares in Peloton Interactive, the fitness start-up that focuses on the on-demand workout programmes on exercise bikes, plunged 7% in the company's initial public offering launched on Thursday, marking investors' scepticism regarding money-losing start-ups.
Delta Air Lines is still planning to acquire a 10% stake in the struggling Italian flagship airline Alitalia, emphasizing it is the right investment level, Delta's CEO Ed Bastian said to Reuters.
China's top diplomat stated that Beijing sought to buy more products produced by the US, adding that trade negotiations would yield positive results in case both countries "take more enthusiastic measures" in order to reduce the "pessimistic language" in the trade dispute.
Delta Air Lines is set to acquire a 20% stake worth $1.9B in LATAM Airlines Group, building a major new partnership and halting the carrier's ties with American Airlines.
According to a policy paper published ahead of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the country requires a strong and united leadership of the ruling party in order to overcome internal and external challenges.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Toyota Motor Corp is planning to increase its stake in Subaru Corp from current 17% to more than 20%.
Volkswagen's VW brand stated that it increased productivity, aiming to achieve 6% increase this year, lowered costs and was on course to reach carbon-cutting target at its factories.
German vehicle maker Volkswagen was nearing a decision over building the company's new plant in Turkey, a board member stated on Thursday.
The UK tobacco firm Imperial Brands cut the company's profit and revenue forecast for the full year, facing regulatory backlash in the US against vaping, which could reshape the industry.
The National Association of Realtors announced that Pending Home Sales Index grew 1.6% to a 107.3 reading in August, rising more than expected, while July's index was unrevised.
The Cabinet Minister of Norway, Nikolai Astrup, stated that the country is set not to block China's Huawei from building the 5G telecoms network, putting the country at odds with NATO ally the US.
Global IT consulting major Accenture lowered its forecast for first-quarter revenue to $10.9B-$11.2B in the first quarter, below the average estimate of $11.26B, blaming stronger Dollar.
Jaguar Land Rover, the British largest carmaker, is set to stop its production at the UK plants for one week in November, joining Toyota and BMW plans to reduce any disruption from a possible no-deal Brexit.
On Thursday, Nestle, the US food giant, has launched its "Awesome" plant-based burger in America, aiming to tap into the US growing craze for vegan meat.
UK's Civil Aviation Authority announced that over 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to repatriate 16K of people to Britain on the fourth day after the collapse of the world's oldest travel company Thomas Cook.
Baidu Inc, China's internet search giant, is planning to sell about a third of the Ctrip.com International stake, seeking to raise about $1.0B, looking for investments in other revenue streams.
During Thursday's Asian trading session, crude oil price benchmarks surged. The surge was attributed to the ongoing lack of supply caused by the attacks on Saudi facilities.