On Friday, Wall Street's main indexes edged higher, as Pfizer Inc announced that it would apply for US approval of the Covid-19 vaccine in the third week of November.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom should get ready for a no-deal Brexit, as trade negotiations with the European Union stalled.
On Friday, the telecoms firm GTT Communications stated it was planning a sale of its infrastructure division to the global infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital for $2.15B, sending GTT's shares up about 36%.
On Friday, Alphabet's Google announced new features across voice assistant, Maps and search engine to help US voters to find their closest voting locations.
The European antitrust regulators extended their inquiry into Google's $2.1B purchase of Fitbit from December 23 to January 8, according to the EU Commission's filing.
Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey stated on Friday it had updated the content policy after blocking URLs to the New York Post's article that made wrong claims over the son of the Democratic presidential candidate.
US factory production unexpectedly plunged 0.3% in September, signalling the manufacturing's recovery from coronavirus pandemic was slowing.
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to launch the new electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicle in India in early 2021, as governments worldwide push for clean-energy cars, Reuter reported.
France's Renault unveiled a new electric vehicle concept with a sportier and larger design, as the company seeks to shift its focus to the most profitable models.
Array Technologies shares skyrocketed nearly 66% after their Nasdaq debut conducted on Thursday, bringing the value of the solar power equipment manufacturer to over $4.6B.
Germany's carmaker Daimler reported its Q3 results beat forecasts, signalling a faster than anticipated market recovery as well as strong business in the prior month.
On Friday, the GBP volatility was expected to increase, as the Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson was set to give his response to EU's trade deal demands.
On Friday, Ford Motor reported its Q3 sales in China jumped 25% to 164,352 vehicles, compared with the same period last year, marking its second consecutive increase in quarterly sales.
Apple's main supplier Foxconn is seeking to provide its services or components to 10% of the global electric vehicles by the 2025-2027 time period and has entered talks with multiple automakers over future cooperation.
On Thursday, Twitter restricted from tweeting the election campaign account of the US President Donald Trump.
Data published on Thursday revealed that US import prices had risen in September, as the USD weakened.
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva stated on Thursday that a recovery from the coronavirus would add $9 trillion to the global economy.
On Thursday, the stock price of Shift Technologies dropped 6.7% during its Nasdaq stock exchange debut.
The US electric-bus manufacturer Proterra stated that it secured a $200M investment to support battery and electric-drivetrain R&D.
Nestle begun the sale of its North American water brands, such as Poland Spring and Pure Life, and could fetch nearly $5B, sources familiar with the matter stated.
Innoviz Technologies stated price reductions for the laser-based sensors will accelerate autonomous car development, adding that it designed a lidar costing 70% less.
BP raised £400M or $517M from the sale of the stake in land leases of 199 UK petrol stations to a British pension fund.
The UK health and beauty retailer Boots announced that comparable store sales dropped 29.2% year-over-year in the last quarter, as client numbers were dented by the pandemic.
Fisker announced that auto supplier Magna International will supply the car platform and build the electric carmaker's SUV.